True bugsIn Fairfield County, Ohio

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Halyomorpha halys (Stål, 1855)

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in all of Ohio
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)
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Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Insecta
Genus
Halyomorpha

Introduced and invasive status

Introduced in Ohio: iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)

Also listed

  • Introduced and assessed as invasive in the lower 48 states

iNaturalist's volunteer curators list it as introduced in their Ohio checklist.

US-RIIS assesses a species as invasive when it causes, or is likely to cause, harm there, or is at least locally abundant and harmful ecologically, economically, or to health.

Status: Simpson A, Sellers E, Pagad S (2023). United States Register of Introduced and Invasive Species (US-RIIS), ver. 2.0. U.S. Geological Survey, https://doi.org/10.5066/P9KFFTOD (opens in a new tab)

Near Fairfield County

Range

Where it is recorded

Season shown in 1 of Ohio's 88 counties. Explore Ohio

  • No result yet (9)
  • Recorded, too few records for a result (58)
  • Recorded, season not shown (20)
  • Season shown (1)
Boundaries: U.S. Census Bureau, 2025 Cartographic Boundary Files, 1:500,000. Show as a table
Counties as a table
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug by Ohio county: records and mapped range
CountyRecords
Adams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Allen CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ashtabula CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Athens County70 · Recorded, season not shown
Auglaize CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Belmont CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Brown CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Butler County177 · Season shown
Carroll CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Champaign CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clark CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Clermont County25 · Recorded, season not shown
Clinton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Columbiana CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Coshocton CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Crawford CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Cuyahoga County113 · Recorded, season not shown
Darke CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Defiance CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Delaware County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Erie CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Fairfield County27 · Recorded, season not shown
Fayette CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Franklin County220 · Recorded, season not shown
Fulton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Gallia CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Geauga County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Greene County42 · Recorded, season not shown
Guernsey CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hamilton County143 · Recorded, season not shown
Hancock CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hardin CountyNo qualifying records yet
Harrison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Henry CountyNo qualifying records yet
Highland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Hocking CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Holmes CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Huron CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jackson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Jefferson CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Knox CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lake County45 · Recorded, season not shown
Lawrence CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Licking County35 · Recorded, season not shown
Logan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Lorain County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Lucas County36 · Recorded, season not shown
Madison CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mahoning County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Marion CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Medina County23 · Recorded, season not shown
Meigs CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Mercer CountyNo qualifying records yet
Miami CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Monroe CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Montgomery County90 · Recorded, season not shown
Morgan CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Morrow CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Muskingum CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Noble CountyNo qualifying records yet
Ottawa CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Paulding CountyNo qualifying records yet
Perry CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pickaway CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Pike CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Portage County39 · Recorded, season not shown
Preble CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Putnam CountyNo qualifying records yet
Richland CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Ross CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Sandusky CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Scioto CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Seneca CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Shelby CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Stark County46 · Recorded, season not shown
Summit County96 · Recorded, season not shown
Trumbull CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Tuscarawas CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Union CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Van Wert CountyNo qualifying records yet
Vinton CountyNo qualifying records yet
Warren County31 · Recorded, season not shown
Washington CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wayne CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Williams CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wood CountyRecorded, too few records for a result
Wyandot CountyRecorded, too few records for a result

No mapped range from the range source used, the USGS Gap Analysis Project, which maps land vertebrates only.

Season

When it is recorded

In Fairfield County

Not enough evidence

The weeks are still too uncertain to show a season. Based on 27 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Fairfield County · records of all species each week, 10,892 in all

Records per week from 27 records in 7 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not a season or how common it is.

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Records of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Fairfield County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Brown Marmorated Stink BugYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–100030
Jan 11–170023
Jan 18–240019
Jan 25–310030
Feb 1–70019
Feb 8–140024
Feb 15–210027
Feb 22–280027
Mar 1–70049
Mar 8–140049
Mar 15–210045
Mar 22–280043
Mar 29 – Apr 40095
Apr 5–1100126
Apr 12–1800210
Apr 19–2500236
Apr 26 – May 200231
May 3–900289
May 10–1611275
May 17–2311190
May 24–3000289
May 31 – Jun 600461
Jun 7–1300274
Jun 14–2000366
Jun 21–2700324
Jun 28 – Jul 400334
Jul 5–1100307
Jul 12–1800468
Jul 19–2511682
Jul 26 – Aug 100334
Aug 2–800304
Aug 9–1511260
Aug 16–2211345
Aug 23–2921570
Aug 30 – Sep 500308
Sep 6–1200990
Sep 13–1933339
Sep 20–2622281
Sep 27 – Oct 322254
Oct 4–1000232
Oct 11–1743181
Oct 18–2475164
Oct 25–3111102
Nov 1–711318
Nov 8–140089
Nov 15–210045
Nov 22–280042
Nov 29 – Dec 50051
Dec 6–120043
Dec 13–190018
Dec 20–260032
Dec 27 – Jan 20048

Reported as an adult

Only 6 records here are marked as adults, too few to show a adult season. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

In Ohio

Late February to early November, middle week Aug 23–29

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Recording in Ohio · records of all species each week, 1,691,199 in all

Records per week from 2,259 records in 10 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025. Shows when people recorded it, not how common it is. The grey bars show how many records of all species were made here each week, so you can see when recording itself was high or low; the season is not adjusted by them.

Recorded on 1,258 dates. Latest record: December 2025.

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Records of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Ohio each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Brown Marmorated Stink BugYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–101566,211
Jan 11–171795,146
Jan 18–24954,645
Jan 25–311474,698
Feb 1–71246,023
Feb 8–142185,888
Feb 15–211345,436
Feb 22–281886,846
Mar 1–71758,321
Mar 8–1415510,384
Mar 15–2122612,620
Mar 22–2810413,949
Mar 29 – Apr 419619,661
Apr 5–1133826,860
Apr 12–1830839,925
Apr 19–2518741,623
Apr 26 – May 237956,391
May 3–956952,952
May 10–1649753,785
May 17–2348757,698
May 24–3040954,651
May 31 – Jun 627653,099
Jun 7–1325653,700
Jun 14–20311056,625
Jun 21–2733755,361
Jun 28 – Jul 4451058,477
Jul 5–1143961,336
Jul 12–1847864,722
Jul 19–2545769,753
Jul 26 – Aug 1541059,416
Aug 2–8621059,712
Aug 9–15651055,994
Aug 16–22731054,328
Aug 23–29681051,772
Aug 30 – Sep 5117957,167
Sep 6–12971059,075
Sep 13–191001054,543
Sep 20–261441045,860
Sep 27 – Oct 31681043,180
Oct 4–101371037,841
Oct 11–17110930,824
Oct 18–24451021,156
Oct 25–3151919,021
Nov 1–727914,172
Nov 8–1439912,621
Nov 15–211147,965
Nov 22–281168,136
Nov 29 – Dec 51176,083
Dec 6–121976,004
Dec 13–19875,423
Dec 20–261655,661
Dec 27 – Jan 21778,459

Reported as an adult

No adult season shown here. Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show.

Reported as a larva

No records here are marked as larvae yet, so there is no larva season to show. One needs at least 20 records from 5 different years.

What these results show

These results show when people recorded a species, not when or where it occurs. Missing weeks and low counts do not mean absence or scarcity, and counts are not abundance. Contributed records reflect where, when and what people chose to observe.

Identification

How to identify it

Often confused with

  • Dusky Stink Bug Euschistus tristigmus168 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Brown Stink Bug Euschistus servus128 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Harlequin Bug Murgantia histrionica52 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant
  • Spined Soldier Bug Podisus maculiventris41 identifications worldwide named one where the other was meant

From iNaturalist’s similar-species counts, refreshed monthly: confusions in Ohio first, then worldwide. Only species with an Ohio result are listed.

Land cover where it is recorded

Land coverIts recordsAll Ohio records
Developed86%49%
Farmland8%11%
Forest5%31%
Grassland and shrub0.2%0.9%
Open water0.2%3%
Wetland0.2%5%
Barren0.1%0.6%

From 1,435 records placed within 100 m, beside all Ohio records placed the same way. People record where they go, so this shows where records come from, not where the species lives. Land cover: USGS Annual NLCD, 2025 (opens in a new tab)

Sources

Where these results come from

  • Records from iNaturalist research-grade observations and expert-identified GBIF datasets, CC0, CC BY and CC BY-NC. Sources
  • Seasons use the published method and its evidence thresholds. Methods
  • See it on iNaturalist (opens in a new tab)OpenPhenology is independent and not affiliated with iNaturalist.

Records behind the Ohio result

2,259 records from 2 datasets.

To cite: the GBIF download doi:10.15468/dl.y2jkt8 (opens in a new tab).

A spreadsheet (CSV) with a link to each record, on iNaturalist or GBIF. Records whose location was hidden by the observer or the source are counted but not linked.