Spined soldier bug for brown marmorated stink bug
StopBMSB lists the spined soldier bug among native predators of BMSB, but no predation rate or release trial exists, and no beneficial you can buy is recommended for BMSB. Its real value on this page is identification: pointed shoulders, often reddish antennae and a shorter, thicker first beak segment mark the friend among the stink bugs you are hand-picking.
Before you order
A native predatory stink bug, found throughout North America and sold in small lots as nymphs or eggs. It spears caterpillars and the larvae of beetles such as Colorado potato beetle and Mexican bean beetle. How it works, how to tell it has established and the supplier list are on the full Podisus maculiventris profile.
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