Immatures resemble adults but are smaller and wingless. Mantids overwinter as eggs deposited in a paper mache-like egg case. They are nonselective feeders of insects including other praying mantids. Predacious stink bugs - Adults have a shield shaped body and overlapping wing tips. They emit a strong odor when disturbed.
Nymphs are more rounded and colored red and black when young.
The older nymphs are red, black, yellow-orange, and cream colored in bands and blotches. Many stink bugs are insect pests, but the spined soldier bug and twospotted stink bugs are beneficial. Predacious stink bugs feed on Colorado potato beetles, Mexican bean beetles, and various caterpillar larvae. The color can be white, tan, orange, or reddish. These mites feed on many mite pests, including the two spotted spider mite.