State-by-State
Our brown marmorated stink bug distribution map has been updated. Minnesota, Wisconsin, and Illinois have reported agricultural problems, and Arkansas has newly reported nuisance problems.
View ArticleScientific Publications
A list of new articles published by our team of scientists and extension specialists in 2019.
View ArticleStakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, February 2020
Download presentations from the BMSB Stakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, held February 19, 2020.
View ArticleBiological Control of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Targeted by Samurai Wasp
The samurai wasp—a tiny wasp that lays its eggs into the eggs of stink bugs—has made its way to North America. After discovering it in Michigan in 2018, researchers began a program to rear and...
View ArticleHow Tiny Wasps Became Agricultural Defenders
Scientists are studying how different species of wasps can be used for insect biocontrol in the United States. Source: Smithsonian Magazine, Feb. 23, 2021.
View ArticleStakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, February 2021
Watch the recording and download presentations from the BMSB Stakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, held February 17–18, 2021.
View ArticleLarry Gut, BMSB-SCRI co-PD, Passes Away
We regret to announce the passing of Larry Gut on September 6, 2021.
View ArticleSamurai Wasp
Our map of field recoveries of Trissolcus japonicus has been updated for 2021. Also known as the “samurai wasp,” Trissolcus japonicus is an egg parasitoid and a key natural enemy of brown marmorated...
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