Stink Bugs Have Strong Taste for Ripe Fruit
A new study shows that stink bugs have a strong preference for ripe fruit, and they track their favorite fruits throughout the growing season in an effort to maximize access to food. Source: Phys.org,...
View ArticleStink Bugs’ Tree Host Preferences May Provide Management Clues
Scientists from Virginia, North Carolina, and Georgia have found that Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs prefer certain wild hosts, including tree of heaven, catalpa, yellowwood, paulownia, cherry, walnut,...
View ArticleStink Bugs Studied at Shepherd University
Professor Clarissa Mathews and students at Shepherd University are looking for environmentally benign ways to prevent brown marmorated stink bugs from damaging organically grown crops. Source: Herald...
View ArticleStink Bug Research Continues at University of Delaware
Researchers are taking a closer look at how brown marmorated stink bugs are causing damage to developing ears of sweet corn, and their findings could lead to better pest management strategies. Source:...
View ArticleStink Bugs: Attacking Orchards, Invading Harrison Homes
Red Delicious apples are their favorite food this fall; attics and walls are their favorite places to tuck in for the winter. Source: Harrison Patch, October 12, 2015.
View ArticleAvailable Positions
Learn about currently open positions on the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug project.
View ArticleDiagnosing Stink Bug Injury to Vegetables
In the mid-Atlantic, vegetable crops are attacked by several different stink bug species. The primary pest species include the brown marmorated stink bug, brown stink bug, green stink bug, and...
View ArticleStink Bug Continues Its Spread
Northwest growers should be on the lookout for brown marmorated stink bug. Source: Good Fruit Grower, December 7, 2015.
View ArticleVegetables
This new guidance document for vegetable growers provides a synopsis of what researches have learned so far and management recommendations using an integrated approach. Available in English and Spanish.
View ArticleBMSB Damage Gallery
View our photo gallery of BMSB damage in apples, pears, cherries, corn, tomatoes, and more.
View ArticleMost-Popular Stink Bug Videos
We’re celebrating the three-year birthday of the launch of the “Tracking” stink bug video series . . . check out the cool infographic we made. Did you miss any supreme vids?
View ArticleNative Predators May Be Having a Larger Impact than Expected on Invasive...
Missing egg masses lead researchers to study native predators of the brown marmorated stink bug. Source: Entomology Today, March 25, 2016.
View ArticleStakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, December 2015
New presentations are available for download from the December 2015 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Stakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting.
View ArticleOrchard Crops
This new guidance document for orchard crop growers provides a synopsis of what researchers have learned so far and management recommendations using an integrated approach.
View ArticleStink Bug Identification Kits Are Available
Learn more about the kits and find out how to request one online.
View ArticleAvailable Positions
Learn about currently open positions on the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug project.
View ArticleSmall Fruit
This new guidance document for small fruit growers provides a synopsis of what researchers have learned so far and management recommendations using an integrated approach. Available in English and...
View ArticleGrapes
This new guidance document for grape growers provides a synopsis of what researchers have learned so far and management recommendations using an integrated approach. Available in English and Spanish.
View ArticleStakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, November 2016
Download presentations from the Stakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, held November 2, 2016, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
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