Green Stink Bug

Adult Green Stink Bug

Green Stink Bug (Acrosternum hilaris) surely, if you live in an area with Brown Marmorated Stick Bugs coming into your abode, day and night, SURELY you know that this is NOT the BMSB.

Nymph stage of the Green Stink Bug

The Green Stink Bug is not often seen around here, but I’ve known that it is native to this continent, so I was of the attitude, “It’s native, so it is not a problem.” Goodness, did I ever get that one wrong!

In the Biology And Management Of The Green Stink Bug, Journal Of Integrated Pest Management, K L Kamminga, A L Koppel, D A Herbert, Jr, and T P Kuhar write, The Green Stink Bug is one of the most damaging native stink bug species in the United States.

Wow. I had no idea what I was looking at.

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Brenda Clements Jones

Brenda is a certified Virginia Master Naturalist, a Habitat Defender for Shenandoah National Park, and a devoted fan of Mother Nature. She lives in a cabin in the Blue Ridge Mountains near Shenandoah National Park, and hikes up to the higher elevations of her mountain often to see what nature is up to. Her constant hiking companion is a camera that captures nature as it unfolds through the seasons. It’s her goal to share the natural world around her through her photographs.