Talk:Shield bug

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[edit] Nezara viridula?

Hi there, is this the same as nezara viridula? Thanks. PizzaMargherita 08:33, 7 May 2006 (UTC)

Why are they swarming my house?

I'm in Korea now and the woman in the cubicle next to me found a bug that she said was a stink bug (Korean: 노린재). When I looked it up on the internet it said it was a Brown Mamorated Stink Bug Halyomorphas halys. The article I found said they are in the US and like to crawl into houses where it is warm. --Gbleem 05:31, 31 October 2006 (UTC)

I live in Pennsylvania, and according to one website, stink bugs were first found in Allentown in 1998. Apparently, they are not native. They live in China and Japan. My guess is that trade with china made it possible to come over here, but it's just a guess.72.92.22.28 05:31, 27 October 2007 (UTC)

I'm in Maryland (USA) and they are swarming in my house too. They just started appearing one day. I went on a business trip this week and saw them in the Hilton in PA also. What is going on? Are these a seasonal pest? Do they cycle like cicadas? Is it becasue of global warming? I am in my 50's and never saw them before this year. Sue —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.49.197.114 (talk) 11:46, 19 October 2007 (UTC)

There are also a few in my house and I also live in PA! I first saw them last year in 2006. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 72.92.80.213 (talk) 18:11, 13 December 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Source of smell

This article says aldehydes are responsible for the odor, but the article for Pentatomidae, one of the families in the order Hemiptera, says that the smell is due to cyanide compounds. I have heard that it is caused by cyanide before, but can anyone confirm? --71.227.190.111 00:25, 16 July 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Who has been bitten by a shield bug

I have been bitten by a shield bug this morning. Ooh! It was a painful sting ow! Well have any of you been bitten by a shield bug before? 86.130.75.47 (talk) 11:10, 4 May 2008 (UTC)