Piezodorus guildinii
In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
Piezodorus guildinii, known generally as red-banded stink bug, is a species of stink bug in the family Pentatomidae. Other common names include the small green stink bug and alfalfa bug. Redbanded stink bugs are neotropical and range in geographic distribution from Argentina north to the southern United States, where they can be frequent pests of soybeans. A variety of chemical control options are utilized by soybean growers, though redbanded stink bugs are less susceptible to insecticides than other common species. Insecticides applied for control of the redbanded stink bug (often applied late in the growing season) often consist of broad spectrum chemicals. Alternative control options to control this pest in soybeans are needed, including environmentally friendly and commercially available biological control options like the fungal pathogen Beauveria bassiana. A wide variety of management techniques are available for management and control of this pest. Wikipedia →
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| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
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| 1 | Houston | 🇺🇸 United States | |
| 2 | Buenos Aires | 🇦🇷 Argentina | |
| 3 | Miami | 🇺🇸 United States |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Banded Stink Bug sighting in Buenos Aires on a given day, based on 5 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data. It is the 515th most-seen of the 558 insects we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
Any time of year
In every month with enough records, under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Red-Banded Stink Bug in Buenos Aires on a given day, so our monthly data shows no clear season.
Between 8 and 11 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Red-Banded Stink Bug sightings with a recorded time, and about 6 in 10 of them come between 6 pm and 6 am: it is most active around dawn and dusk.
Among the best
Of the 3 cities where we can rate Red-Banded Stink Bug sightings, Buenos Aires ranks 2nd at under 5%, level with the leaders once rounded. The best odds are in Houston (United States, under 5%).
Same family: Pentatomidae
The closest relatives of the Red-Banded Stink Bug that you can see in Buenos Aires (family Pentatomidae, Stink Bugs) are Southern Green Stink Bug (about 10%), Antiteuchus mixtus (about 10%) and Loxa deducta (about 10%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Red-Banded Stink Bug is recorded against all the insects logged in Buenos Aires (5 verified sightings), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
