Bug FAQEuschistus inflatus
Euschistus inflatus · Order: Hemiptera · Family: Pentatomidae
Damages trees, gardens or crops. It feeds on cultivated crops such as sugar beets and green beans, causing damage to those plants.
Source: Wikipedia
Euschistus inflatus lives in North America. Feeding on sugar beets and green beans can make it a pest of those crops.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it comes from
This bug is found in North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 11 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Utah, New Mexico, Idaho, Arizona, Colorado, Mississippi, Nevada, Nebraska.
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Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Source: GBIF
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- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euschistus_inflatus
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