Pest Organisms / Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
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The brown marmorated stink bug looks like a little brown shield with stripey antennae, and in fall it sneaks into houses for a warm winter nap — a tiny freeloader with a built-in stink alarm. Bump one and it puffs out a smell some say is like cilantro. Source: https://entomology.umn.edu/brown-marmorated-stink-bug The friendly part: it does not bite, sting, or make you sick. Source: https://ipm.ucanr.edu/PMG/PESTNOTES/pn74169.html So if you spot one, don't squish it — scoop it into a cup or let a grown-up vacuum it up. Source: https://extension.umn.edu/yard-and-garden-insects/brown-marmorated-stink-bug