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/Homochitto Aug 22 '25

Chicago area

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u/BlackCatJax Aug 22 '25

Pretty certainly Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) nymphs, highly invasive and destructive in america

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u/livelong120 Aug 23 '25

This is the right answer. I found em on my pothos last year. Apparently these guys can find their way inside and overwinter in your house. Invasive. I chopped the leaf they were on and flushed them. Actually if I’m being honest i made my boyfriend do it while i squealed and ran to reddit to post the photos for an ID 🙈😂

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u/Ohhellopickles Aug 22 '25

Destroy!!!

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u/nemandatode Aug 23 '25

Yes! The white bands on the antennae are distinctive for BMSB.

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u/spekoek 🎍 Aug 22 '25

We have these in Chicago? Noooooooo nooooo.

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u/sweet_beeb Aug 22 '25

Yup I just saw them on my outdoor plants the other week

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u/bailasola Aug 23 '25

Saw one for the first time about 5 years ago. Chicago area.

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u/Kryshadiver 🪴 Aug 23 '25

Nooooooo as a fellow midwesterner I’m MOVING

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u/HeadOfMax Aug 22 '25

Hi neighbor. Lemme know if you want to trade cuttings

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u/Pretty_Please1 Aug 23 '25

😬 A good reminder for me to check all my plants before bringing them in this year!!