Southern Green Stink Bug
Nezara viridula
Adults are shield-shaped green bugs found in warm farmland, orchards, vegetable patches, and weedy field margins. They pierce plants with a needle-like beak, feeding on sap from legumes, tomatoes, fruits, and many other hosts. When disturbed, they release a strong-smelling chemical secretion that deters birds, reptiles, and other predators. Unlike the nymph, the adult has functional wings and can fly between host plants.
- Type
- Venom
- Conservation status
- NE
Growth chain
- Southern Green Stink Bug Nymph
- Southern Green Stink Bug