First it was the stink bugs, now the kudzu bugs join them in
invading homes for the winter. Kudzu bugs (Megacopta cribraria)
are native to India and China. In the U.S., they were first
detected in northeastern Georgia in October 2009, according to
clemson.edu. Since that time, they have spread throughout
Georgia, South Carolina and other Southern states. "We haven't
seen the bugs any further north than Georgia in large
populations," said Wayne Gardner. Gardner is a professor of
Entomology with the University of Georgia. "States further north
don't have large crops of soybeans or kudzu. Without these
plants, the kudzu bugs cannot thrive." Adult kudzu bugs measure
about 1/4 of an inch long. They are light brown with an olive
hue and are almost square in appearance. Their eggs are light
tan and barrel-shaped. The kudzu bugs lay their eggs on plants
leaves in two rows. In the southeastern U.S., the adult kudzu
bugs can produce two generations of offspring in a year. Despite
the bug's appearance, it is not a beetl