Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

January 12, 2026

Sample information
Picture
Entry by: Nime Snyder
Location
Collection date 09/08/2025
Captive / Cultivated? Wild-caught
Group St. Paul Academy and Summit School
Observations

I found this stinkbug on a leaf in a bush at school. I collected it around 12 pm, and it was a warm sunny day.
Putative identification Arthropoda Insecta Hemiptera Pentatomidae Halyomorpha

Methods
Extraction kit DNeasy (Qiagen) blood and tissue kit
DNA extraction location Whole arthropod
Single or Duplex PCR Single Reaction
Gel electrophoresis system MiniPCR
Buffer TBE
DNA stain GelGreen
Gel images
Protocol notes

Results
Wolbachia presence No
Confidence level High
Explanation of confidence level
Wolbachia 16S sequence
Arthropod COI sequence Download AB1
Summary The Halyomorpha was found to be negative for Wolbachia.
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