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There are still open fields and some woodland behind many of the strip malls and gas stations lining Highway 27 through Cold Spring, Kentucky. Since I was running errands in the area, I took 20 minutes to see what interesting fall flowers and pollinators might be making their homes in the area.

This stinkbug landed in a small island of shrubs (mostly honeysuckle, sadly) that was too big to mow over and had been left standing in the otherwise mostly well mowed field.

Photo 2 = less photoshopping, color more natural.
At this location, 3 Morus alba (white mulberry/Witte moerbei).
1) On 2 of the 3 M. alba => several Brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB). On the third one I found these eggs
2) iNatuaralist proposes BMSB as most likely species
3) There is a previous recording of 11 BMSB nimf present on Morus alba, Botanical garden, Leuven, 2023-07-29 09:48
4) According to the publication "Host Plants of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in the U.S." "Morus alba" is one of the plants where the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug occurs in highest density.