The green stink bug is also green but the nymphal stage has a striped abdomen. Stink bug eggs are barrel-shaped and are deposited in a cluster on foliage. Biology Stink bugs overwinter in a variety of habitats such as leaf litter, tree holes, fields, and other areas. Other host plants include sowthistle, wheat, vetch, peppergrass, soybean, cowpeas, and wild radish. Damage Stink bugs damage cotton by sucking sap from squares and bolls.
Affected bolls have a small sunken black spot on the outside.
Internal evidence of feeding may be seen when bolls are opened with a knife. The seeds usually turn brown as a result of stink bug feeding. When stink bug damage is seen while scouting, check infested areas with a beat sheet by shaking plants and reporting the number of stink bugs found per row foot. The Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service offers its programs to all eligible persons regardless of race, color, national origin, religion, gender, age, disability, marital or veteran status or any other legally protected status, and is an Equal Opportunity Employer. The mention of any commercial product in this web site does not imply its endorsement by the University of Arkansas Cooperative Extension Service over other products not named nor does the omission imply that they are not satisfactory.