Tag: BMSB

What’s Bugging You? – Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs

  • Author By Joellen Lampman
  • Publication date February 2, 2022
  • (Updated On May 20, 2022)
mottled brown shield-shaped insect on window screen set in a brown metal door

When birds burp, it must taste like bugs. – Bill Watterson There are so many brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSBs for those in the know) in my house this winter, I wouldn’t mind letting in a bird to take care of them. As long as the bird didn’t burp, because BMSBs are well named. And,…Continue Reading What’s Bugging You? – Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs

An Unwelcome House Guest: the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

  • Author By Joellen Lampman
  • Publication date April 21, 2015
  • (Updated On June 15, 2022)

The shield-shaped adult brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) are between ½ to ¾ inch long with grayish-brown speckling on the top and bottom. “Marmorated” refers to the light and dark bands along the edges of the body. Now (April – May) is the time that they emerge from their overwintering places in our houses to…Continue Reading An Unwelcome House Guest: the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug