the smell of a stink bug is acids.
the smell of a stink bug is acids.
what is the smell of a stink bug?
acids
the odor from the stink bug is due to trans-2-decenal and trans-2-octenal. the smell has been characterized as a "pungent odor that smells like coriander." the stink bug's ability to emit an odor through holes in its abdomen is a defense mechanism meant to prevent it from being eaten by birds and lizards. however, simply handling the bug, injuring it, or attempting to move it can trigger it to release the odor.
brown marmorated stink bug
section::::see also.









































bullet::::- stink bug









































bullet::::- "acrosternum hilare", the green stink bug









































bullet::::- "megacopta cribraria", the kudzu bug









































bullet::::- "nezara viridula", the southern green stink bug









































bullet::::- "oebalus pugnax", the rice stink bug









































section::::external links.









































bullet::::- stink bug fact sheet (penn state fact sheet on the brown marmorated stink bug)









































bullet::::- brown marmorated stink bug on the uf/ifas featured creatures web site









































bullet::::- brown marmorated stink bug in oregon









































bullet::::- brown marmorated stink bug at invasive.org (a joint project of the bugwood network, usda forest service and usda aphis ppq)
brown marmorated stink bug