The kudzu bug is a ‘true bug' about the size of a ladybug but dark in color. It uses piercing mouthparts to suck water and nutrients from plants. If you spot a kudzu bug in garden beds, there are likely to be more bugs on your plants. The kudzu bug is known to prefer eating legume plants, like kudzu, wisteria, beans, and soybeans. the only truly effective kudzu bug control measures available to date are synthetic chemical pesticides. Researchers are currently working on biological controls to use for getting rid of kudzu bugs, wherein the plan is to release in the near future a parasitic wasp that targets kudzu bug eggs.

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Source: Gardening Know How