What are those brown bugs that are attracted to light?

Answer by  Luminati81 (95)

Those brown bugs which are attracted to light that you always see flying around your porch light are Stink Bugs, they are naturally attracted to the light and usually come around in early summer.

Answer by  LexiP (722)

There are several types of bugs that are attracted to light, such as moths and the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, the latter of which came to the United States via cargo ship. It's important to know most stink bugs have a shield-esque shape, and killing them produces an unpleasant odor.

Answer by  shastie (1601)

It could be a moth they are always attracted to light. If it looks more like a bettle and is pretty large its is probably a june bug or june beetle

Answer by  frogie (86)

I believe it is a june bug or june beetle. We always used to catch them when we were children. They are clumsy and bump into everthing. The adult bugs eat on shrubs and trees. Larva will ruin grass. Fertilizers can be bought to kill them. They die off by the fall.

Answer by  Kyuss (21)

Those brown bugs are most likely moths, and various sub species of moths. But there are a massive number of insects that are attracted to light.

Answer by  Vash (26)

Those insects are most likely moths. They are the most common insects you see flying around lights at night. Though many other insects are also attracted to light, thus the creation of the bug zapper, which many people turn on at night to kill bugs.

Answer by  ZenHaltija (286)

The brown insects that you are finding around your front porch light my be the brown marmorated stink bug. Otherwise known as the Halyomorpha halys, can cause widespread damage to fruit and vegetable crops.

Answer by  Caryn85 (418)

Many bugs are attracted to light, but most famously we associate moths with being attracted to light. They are usually seen at night or at dusk flocking to the bring lights outside and in your cause your porch. Moths are harmless to you, but they can get into your cloths and eat holes in your clothing.

Answer by  Anonymous

These brown beetles are Southern Masked Chafers, about half an inch long. Like Japanese beetles, they emerge from the white, C-shaped grubs you see when you dig the soil each spring. Yellow lightbulbs will not repel insects but are less attractive to night insects than white lightbulbs.

Answer by  Anonymous

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