Is this a brown marmorated Stink bug - Ask Extension
Found this insect eating an apple at my orchard that had been pecked by a bird. Wanted to confirm what type of insect it might be. Its antennae tell m...
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Is this a brown marmorated Stink bug #675671
Asked September 28, 2020, 12:59 PM EDT
Found this insect eating an apple at my orchard that had been pecked by a bird. Wanted to confirm what type of insect it might be. Its antennae tell me it is not brown marmorated stink bug but want to know what it is. I had captured it in ziplock but overnight it ate its way out of package and escaped. so i no longer have it for identification proposes.
Sibley County Minnesota
Expert Response
Hello!
Thank you for contacting Ask Extension.
Here is the response submitted by an entomologist at the U of M....
This is not a brown marmorated stink bug.
It is a type of scarab: a chafer beetle in the genus Euphoria. Adults visit flowers (for pollen and/or nectar) and rotting fruit (like your apple).
Here’s a handy sheet to identify the brown marmorated stink bug.
Hope this helps.
Also..... There is no need for concern - these are native, common beetles.
