Help identify the insects I keep finding at my house (Auburn, WA) Could anyone tell me what is this living being is called? I keep finding his relatives flying/crawling in my house once in a while since late Summer this year. We live in Auburn, WA, in case it helps narrowing down the list of who it can be... * * * Knowing the name will help me figuring out: * whether it's dangerous for my wife, or our infant; * how to get rid of it (I start suspecting they either breed inside the house, or somewhere very close because I only find these insects when it's getting warmer outside). * * * Sorry for the low quality of the photo. By the way, this animal is about 15mm or 5/8" long (not measuring the legs). ![enter image description here]( ![enter image description here](

It is a _Halyomorpha halys_ , commonly known as a stink bug. Your photo shows a brown marmorated stink bug. More information can be found on this Wikipedia page.

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As far as your two questions:

* Stink bugs do not normally bite people and are not poisonous.

* A good way of controlling them in your home is by sealing any openings that they are entering through.




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