Have you ever wondered whether some kind of food in your house is attracting the stink bugs?
Maybe you’re just plain curious about what these random bugs eat.
毕竟，他们蜂拥而至数百人，有时数千人！他们在哪里可以找到足够的食物来保持其物种的生命？
We’ve got the full scoop on how these insects get their fill. Keep reading to find out more!
Ed has been working in the pest control industry for years helping 1,000's of homeowners navigate the world of insect and rodent management. He manages Pest Strategies now helping homeowners around the world!
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How Do Stink Bugs Eat?
您知道许多昆虫有不同的饮食方法吗？
For instance,fruit flies不要像常规苍蝇那样摄入食物。臭虫也有自己的特殊饮食方式，它会影响他们喜欢的食物以及他们选择在哪里打电话回家的食物。
Needle-Like Mouth Parts
Instead of teeth like humans and animals have, insects are equipped with a mouth and a system of propulsion through which nutrients are carried.
This is called the insect’s “mouthparts。”
臭虫的口气机由一个附属物组成，该附件像针头一样插头，并将营养成分吸入臭虫的头部。臭虫的口点几乎就像是注射器和稻草之间的混合物一样。他们刺穿食品的最外层，然后充当将食物带入虫子体内的管子。
What Do Stink Bugs Like To Eat?
由于这种设置，臭虫倾向于喜欢具有硬外层和柔软且内部柔软的糊状食物。
More often than not, people will find that that the stink bugs which have overtaken their homes for the winter are drawn to the fruit bowl for stone fruits. These are classified as fruits that have pits in the middle like peaches and nectarines.
苹果和梨也是臭虫的最佳选择，因为它们的硬肉和柔软，内部甜味（尤其是在杂乱的时候）。
臭虫的口气机由一个附属物组成，该附件像针头一样插头，并将营养成分吸入臭虫的头部。
臭虫的口点几乎就像是注射器和稻草之间的混合物一样。他们刺穿食品的最外层，然后充当将食物带入虫子体内的管子。
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最喜欢的佛ods Of Stink Bugs
The brown marmorated stink bug is considered in many parts of the United States to be a高度入侵的物种—particularly in areas with a heavy reliance on agriculture as a means of economic stability.
To take a closer look at which crops are at risk from invasion by stink bugs, keep reading.
Tomatoes
Because of the soft flesh on the inside of this fruit,it’s a favoritefor swarms of stink bugs in the wild.
他们通常会用口点的针头探索葡萄藤，在那里西红柿长出皮肤，在水果中产生孔和瘀伤。反过来，这使西红柿不可食用，给农民带来麻烦。
In fact, there are tips and tricks especially designed to keep stink bugs off of tomato plants!
Check them out in the video below.
树水果
Much like with tomatoes, stink bugs love to feed on the nutrients in fruits grown from trees because the saps from these fruits are sweeter than these bugs will find anywhere else.
Apples, peaches and pears—like tomatoes—bruise very easily and are often thrown away once found to bedamaged by stink bugs。每个季节都付出了巨大的代价。特别是如果这些同一农民必须处置其他农产品也因臭虫而损坏！
玉米耳朵
In the wild, stink bugs tend to congregate on the outer husks of an ear of corn,通过果壳进食本身。
They use their piercing mouth parts to suck the nutrients out of each individual kernel of corn on an ear, leaving wilted and shriveled kernels behind as they go. This means that before the corn is even harvested by the farmers growing it, it’s being decimated within its husk.
Soybeans
Much like with the destruction to the corn kernels, a stink bug will use its mouth parts to puncture a soybean pod and extractdigestive enzymes营养。
大豆造成的损伤是变形，瘀伤，生长不当，叶片成熟度延迟和萎缩。农民被迫将这些受影响的大豆视为损失其产量，使臭虫成为该国最具侵入性的害虫之一！
Stink Bug Diet Final Thoughts…
It’s puzzling to see such a high population of insects and wonder where exactly they’re getting their food supply, but wonder no more!
The short answer: the same place as you and me.
And as for your household fruits and vegetables, they are also fair game for invasive stink bugs if not properly stored and protected. As stink bug season ramps up, be sure to do yourself a favor and seal away all your produce—也考虑驱虫剂！
