Nezara viridula records held by the Royal Horticultural Society

The data set consists of records for the Southern Green Shield Bug (Nezara viridula), also known as the Green Vegetable Bug, for Britain and Ireland gathered by the RHS, from members of the Society, the general public, and those submitted (prior to 2014) to the Natural History Museum (NHM), London and Food and Environmental Research Agency (FERA). Summary of the records up to summer 2009 can be found in two published papers: Barclay, M. V. L. 2004. The green vegetable bug Nezara viridula (L., 1758) (Hem.:Pentatomidae) new to Britain. Entomologistís Record; Salisbury, A., Barclay, M.V.L., Reid, S. and Halstead, A. (2009). The current status of the southern green shield bug, Nezara viridula