True bugsIn Lorain 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 Lorain 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 Lorain County

Recorded all year

Recorded through most of the year, so there is no single season to show. Based on 23 records in 8 of the 10 years from 2016 to 2025, above the minimum of 20 records from 5 different years.
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Recording in Lorain County · records of all species each week, 26,475 in all

Records per week from 23 records in 8 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 Lorain County each week, and records of all species
WeekRecords of Brown Marmorated Stink BugYears recordedRecords of all species
Jan 4–1011193
Jan 11–1722115
Jan 18–241175
Jan 25–310059
Feb 1–700101
Feb 8–140099
Feb 15–210084
Feb 22–280049
Mar 1–700114
Mar 8–1400103
Mar 15–2111258
Mar 22–2800139
Mar 29 – Apr 400228
Apr 5–1100376
Apr 12–1800561
Apr 19–2500560
Apr 26 – May 2001,122
May 3–911824
May 10–1600793
May 17–2300901
May 24–3000886
May 31 – Jun 611771
Jun 7–1300797
Jun 14–20001,124
Jun 21–2711954
Jun 28 – Jul 400770
Jul 5–1100973
Jul 12–1800957
Jul 19–25001,240
Jul 26 – Aug 100912
Aug 2–811907
Aug 9–1500769
Aug 16–2200768
Aug 23–2900788
Aug 30 – Sep 522959
Sep 6–1222907
Sep 13–1922817
Sep 20–2622745
Sep 27 – Oct 322508
Oct 4–1022597
Oct 11–1700343
Oct 18–2400426
Oct 25–3100297
Nov 1–700278
Nov 8–1400210
Nov 15–2100121
Nov 22–2800100
Nov 29 – Dec 500118
Dec 6–120060
Dec 13–1911224
Dec 20–2611187
Dec 27 – Jan 200208

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.