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Oebalus pugnax

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are typically straw-colored with sharp points on the apex of the shield and a yellow triangle exhibited on center of the shield. Some adults have gray coloring near the yellow triangle, while others may be a darker brown rather than straw-colored. However, the rice stink bug is easily distinguished
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measures 0.375 inches (9.5 mm) to 0.50 inches (13 mm) long. It has a narrow profile that forms the shield shape characteristic of other
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Although the rice stink bug is the source cause of "pecky rice" damage in rice crops, the kernel spotting and discoloration is the result of a
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from other stink bugs because of its narrower profile and lighter color than, for example, the
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crops in the southern U.S., including Mississippi, Arkansas, Louisiana, and Texas (the
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Catalog of the Heteroptera, or True Bugs of Canada and the Continental United States
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in the Southern United States. It has been a known pest since at least the time of
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The rice stink bug will damage a developing seed head by feeding on the seed's
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of the rice kernels by fungi such as species of the ubiquitous genus
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Archived from 232:Behavior and crop damage 513:University of Arkansas 384:Froeschner, Richard C. 282:Panicum dicotomiflorum 359:List of rice diseases 278:Digitaria sanguinalis 270:Echinochloa crusgalli 798:Insect pests of rice 296:Sporobolus poiretti 16:Species of true bug 486:AgriLife Extension 382:Henry, Thomas J.; 274:Echinochloa colona 760: 759: 745:Open Tree of Life 586:Taxon identifiers 458:Extension Service 415:"Rice Stink Bug ( 290:Paspalum urvillei 197:agricultural pest 180: 179: 805: 753: 752: 740: 739: 727: 726: 714: 713: 701: 700: 688: 687: 675: 674: 662: 661: 649: 648: 636: 635: 623: 622: 613: 612: 611: 581: 575: 574: 546: 537: 528: 527: 525: 524: 504: 495: 494: 492: 491: 480:"Rice Stink Bug" 476: 467: 466: 464: 463: 447: 438: 437: 435: 434: 411: 402: 401: 379: 342:Oebalus poecilus 323:fungal infection 167: 54: 53: 35: 21: 813: 812: 808: 807: 806: 804: 803: 802: 763: 762: 761: 756: 748: 743: 735: 730: 722: 717: 709: 704: 696: 691: 683: 678: 670: 665: 657: 652: 644: 639: 631: 626: 618: 616: 607: 606: 601: 588: 578: 544: 539: 538: 531: 522: 520: 506: 505: 498: 489: 487: 478: 477: 470: 461: 459: 449: 448: 441: 432: 430: 413: 412: 405: 398: 381: 380: 376: 372: 355: 347:Solubea poecila 337: 335:Related species 234: 209: 176: 169: 163: 150: 48: 17: 12: 11: 5: 811: 809: 801: 800: 795: 790: 785: 780: 775: 765: 764: 758: 757: 755: 754: 741: 728: 715: 702: 689: 676: 663: 650: 637: 624: 614: 598: 596: 594:Oebalus pugnax 590: 589: 584: 577: 576: 529: 496: 468: 439: 417:Oebalus pugnax 403: 396: 373: 371: 368: 367: 366: 361: 354: 351: 336: 333: 308:Oebalus pugnax 286:Phalaris minor 258:barnyard grass 233: 230: 213:Oebalus pugnax 208: 205: 189:rice stink bug 184:Oebalus pugnax 178: 177: 170: 165:Oebalus pugnax 159: 158: 152: 151: 147:O. pugnax 144: 142: 138: 137: 130: 126: 125: 120: 116: 115: 110: 106: 105: 100: 96: 95: 90: 86: 85: 80: 76: 75: 70: 66: 65: 60: 56: 55: 42: 41: 37: 36: 28: 27: 25:Oebalus pugnax 15: 13: 10: 9: 6: 4: 3: 2: 810: 799: 796: 794: 791: 789: 786: 784: 781: 779: 776: 774: 771: 770: 768: 751: 746: 742: 738: 733: 729: 725: 720: 716: 712: 707: 703: 699: 694: 690: 686: 681: 677: 673: 668: 664: 660: 655: 651: 647: 642: 638: 634: 629: 625: 621: 615: 610: 604: 600: 599: 597: 595: 591: 587: 582: 572: 568: 564: 560: 556: 552: 551: 543: 536: 534: 530: 519:on 2016-04-22 518: 514: 510: 503: 501: 497: 485: 481: 475: 473: 469: 457: 453: 446: 444: 440: 429:on 2011-11-22 428: 424: 420: 418: 410: 408: 404: 399: 397:0-916846-44-X 393: 389: 385: 378: 375: 369: 365: 362: 360: 357: 356: 352: 350: 348: 344: 343: 334: 332: 330: 329: 324: 319: 317: 313: 309: 305: 300: 298: 297: 292: 291: 287: 283: 279: 275: 271: 265: 263: 259: 255: 254:Johnson grass 251: 247: 243: 239: 231: 229: 227: 222: 218: 214: 206: 204: 202: 198: 194: 190: 186: 185: 174: 168: 166: 160: 157: 156:Binomial name 153: 149: 148: 143: 140: 139: 136: 135: 131: 128: 127: 124: 121: 118: 117: 114: 111: 108: 107: 104: 101: 98: 97: 94: 91: 88: 87: 84: 81: 78: 77: 74: 71: 68: 67: 64: 61: 58: 57: 52: 47: 43: 38: 34: 29: 26: 22: 19: 593: 554: 548: 521:. 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Scientific classification
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Eukaryota
Animalia
Arthropoda
Insecta
Hemiptera
Heteroptera
Pentatomidae
Oebalus
Binomial name
Fabricius
Pentatomidae
agricultural pest
Johan Christian Fabricius
stink bugs
true bugs
brown marmorated stink bug
rice
Rice Belt
wheat
sorghum
Johnson grass
barnyard grass
sedge
Echinochloa crusgalli
Echinochloa colona
Digitaria sanguinalis
Panicum dicotomiflorum

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