Trissolcus japonicus – the samurai wasp
A key natural enemy of brown marmorated stink bug is the egg parasitoid Trissolcus japonicus, also known as the “samurai wasp”. These stingerless warriors search for and destroy 60–90% of BMSB eggs in...
View ArticleWho Are the Native Natural Enemies of BMSB?
The list of native natural enemies that attack brown marmorated stink bug includes other species of insects, spiders, and even some birds and mammals.
View ArticleIPM Working Group and Areawide Stakeholder Meeting, November 2017
Download presentations from the BMSB IPM Working Group and Areawide Stakeholder Meeting, held November 29, 2017.
View ArticleAnnual Reports
The 2017 annual report for the project “Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in US Specialty Crops” is available for download.
View ArticleIPM Crop Perimeter Restructuring
The implementation of IPM Crop Perimeter Restructuring (IPM-CPR) for the management of key tree fruit pests may be less costly, more sustainable, enhance biological control, and be just as effective as...
View ArticleStakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, January 2018
Download presentations from the BMSB Stakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, held January 9, 2018.
View ArticleStink Bugs on Ships Disrupt Japan's Car Exports
A pesky insect known as the “stink bug” is preventing thousands of Japanese cars from being delivered to New Zealand. Source: CNN Money, Feb. 20, 2018.
View ArticleOrigins of BMSB
Learn about the pest’s biological roots in Asia, its reach throughout North America, and our team’s work to identify, monitor, and manage the risks.
View ArticleA Look at Just How Invasive the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Is
NPR’s Ari Shapiro talks with Kathryn Schulz, who writes about the brown marmorated stink bug in the latest issue of The New Yorker. Source: NPR All Things Considered, Mar. 7, 2018.
View ArticleWhen Twenty-Six Thousand Stinkbugs Invade Your Home
These uniquely versatile bugs are decimating crops and infiltrating houses all across the country. Will we ever be able to get rid of them? Source: The New Yorker, Mar. 12, 2018.
View ArticleSamurai Wasp
A key natural enemy of brown marmorated stink bug is the egg parasitoid Trissolcus japonicus, also known as the “samurai wasp”. These stingerless warriors search for and destroy 60–90% of BMSB eggs in...
View ArticleHost Plants
Entomologists have been observing which plants BMSB typically uses for food and reproduction in its new environment.
View ArticleBMSB Damage Gallery
View our photo gallery of BMSB damage in apples, pears, cherries, corn, tomatoes, and more.
View ArticleScientific Publications
New articles published by our team of scientists and extension specialists in 2018.
View ArticleBMSB Management Survey for Commercial Producers
Participate in a nation-wide survey to gather information from farmers and growers on the economic impact of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) on agriculture.
View ArticleScientists Pick Up the Genetic Scent of Stink Bug Invaders
A new method that tests for insect DNA on farm produce could “revolutionize” agricultural pest surveillance. Source: Scientific American, July 12, 2018.
View ArticleScientists Deploy Attract-and-Kill Trees Against Stink Bugs
Rob Morrison, a research entomologist with the USDA-ARS Center for Grain and Animal Health Research, describes a method for baiting select border row trees with an aggregation pheromone of the brown...
View ArticleScientists Spent Years on a Plan to Import This Wasp to Kill Stink Bugs. Then...
The samurai wasp (Trissolcus japonicus) arrived by accident in the United States before scientists were ready to release it. Source: Science, Aug. 9, 2018.
View ArticleA Local Researcher Is Breeding an Army of Wasps to Devour Invasive Stink Bugs
The brown marmorated stink bug—already the scourge of the Northeast—is also in Washington. And it might move in with you this winter. A WSU researcher is breeding tiny samurai wasps in an effort to...
View ArticleWhen Twenty-Six Thousand Stink Bugs Invade Your Home
These uniquely versatile bugs are decimating crops and infiltrating houses all across the country. Will we ever be able to get rid of them? Source: The New Yorker, Mar. 12, 2018.
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