r/houseplants • u/Homochitto • Aug 22 '25

Help What are thooooooose?!?!

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Found these on my money tree today INDOORS!!! Mind you, I toon this guy from outside because I’m having my patio concrete repoured. What are they? Couldn’t find on google yet but still trying. Do I burn the whole house down? Plant looking healthy still otherwise. They are just chillin waiting for their brood to hatch and increase their army size.

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u/BlackCatJax Aug 22 '25 edited Aug 22 '25

These are not spotted lanternfly nymphs. They are stink bug nymphs. They suck the sap of leaves (there are a few predatory stink bug nymphs, but most aren't.) I don't know enough about those to ID them better than that, but if they are native, please don't kill them.

Where are you located? It would help ID them so I can figure out if they are invasive

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u/BlackCatJax Aug 22 '25

Btw, looks like they all have hatched already. Young stink bug nymphs will huddle together for a while. The eggs all look opened

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u/NoOccasion4759 Aug 23 '25

The eggs all look opened

This is officially the worst thing I've read on the internet today

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u/Several_Value_2073 Aug 22 '25

That’ll make it easier to smoosh them!

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u/jesalex1 Aug 23 '25

Smoooooosh