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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Mar 28, 2015

This was found on my bed just hanging out (in Massachusetts). What do I have here?

Thanks!

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Mar 28, 2015

The infamous brown marmorated stink bug - http://www.massnrc.org/pests/pestFAQsheets/brownmarmoratedstinkbug.html

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Mar 28, 2015

Thanks for the ID. It must have woken up from hibernating somewhere in my house.

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Mar 29, 2015

You will undoubtedly find more as the weather finally warms. Keep a cut lemon in the fridge. When you get that smell on your hands, just rub the area with the lemon. The acid in the lemon reacts with the compound causing the smell and eliminates the "fragrance".

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neefman East Bridgewater, MA Mar 29, 2015

Thanks! These little guys are nastier than I thought.

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birder17 Jackson, MO(Zone 6b) Mar 29, 2015

Looks like a predator bug?

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Flapdoodle Minot, ND Mar 29, 2015

Not a predator, but a potentially serious pest of fruit crops, among other things...

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greenthumb99 Lucketts, VA(Zone 7a) Mar 29, 2015

Well past "potential" in the Maryland/Virginia area.

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