EPPO Global Database

Halyomorpha halys(HALYHA)

Distribution details in New Zealand

Situation
Current pest situation evaluated by EPPO on the basis of information dated 2026: Absent, intercepted only
Comments
Zhu et al. (2012): One specimen intercepted in 2010, thought to have been hitchhicking on a vehicle shipped from Tokyo (JP).

Bleach (2026): 29 live and eight dead brown marmorated stink bugs (Halyomorpha halys) detected in Oct-Dec 2025.
References
* Bleach C (2026) Plant health surveillance and incursion investigation report: October to December 2025. Surveillance 53(1), 41-45. https://www.sciquest.org.nz/browse/publications/article/176645.

* Zhu G, Bu W, Gao Y, Liu G (2012) Potential geographic distribution of brown marmorated stink bug invasion (Halyomorpha halys). PlosOne 7(2), e31246.