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PESTS OF SORGHUM :: Minor Pests :: Stink Bug


11. Stink bug:  Nezara viridula (Pentatomidae: Hemiptera)

Damage symptoms: Grains become chaffy or spotted black and get shriveled.  A stinking smell emanates from the bug.

Bionomics: Adult is green in colour.  Nymph is brownish red with multi colour spots.