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).
Answer
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.
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.
Source: http://stinkbugsguide.net/facts.htm
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