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colony of bugs of what type?

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Rooney

Vancouver SW Washington

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August 13, 2022 - 6:20 pm

These mysterious bugs are a bit larger than the characters of the mint year that's printed on the penny. Since there seems to be enough experience around here is there anyone willing to ID these?

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JeanW

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August 13, 2022 - 10:26 pm

Rooney, those are stink bug nymphs--very possibly brown marmorated stink bug nymphs.

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Rooney

Vancouver SW Washington

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August 14, 2022 - 12:00 pm

Thanks JeanW, for that information. Since they were still there I made them into recycling agents for ants by folding the leaf and making a pressure chamber out of it.

Larry_G

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August 14, 2022 - 12:15 pm

Yes, those are BMBW (the M does not stand for mysterious) stage 1 nymphs.

(one key feature being the white bands on the antennae, just visible in your image)

Extreme pest insect. Look around for more. I have only seen two BMBW nymphs here

this year (on blackberry), many days apart.

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