So our house seems to be infested with this brown dried up looking bug. It can fly and makes a loud buzzing noise. It looks kind of like a beetle in that it looks like it has armor. But something about doesn't quite look like a beetle. It started just in our garage but as the weather has gotten warmer they have moved inside the house. I would love help identifying it and finding a way to get rid of them, hopefully in an eco-friendly way. Thanks
You're right, it's not a beetle, it's a true bug. It's a stinkbug, probably this Brown Marmorated (marbled) Stinkbug Halyomorpha halys:
http://www.ento.psu.edu/Extension/factsheets/brownMarmoratedstinkbug.htm
Interesting background there, that sea urchin shell. Did it just land there?
You are right, it's a brown marmorated stink bug. I found a picture online that matched mine about 10 minutes after I posted this. Thanks for the help. I got the shell at the beach, in a shop, not sure what kind it is. The stink bug died insided it, so I put in on top for a better close up.
Jessdisco,
I agree that your bug is the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug- Halyomorpha halys.
We have a page for this species in BugFiles here: http://davesgarden.com/guides/bf/go/2704/
but we have no images so far. It would be good if you would add your image of the bug to that page,
Kennedy
