Barrier screens reduce damage from brown marmorated stink bug
Wednesday, June 22, 2016 - 10:01
in Earth & Climate
The brown marmorated stink bug, first identified in the United States in Pennsylvania in the mid-1990s, has spread to at least 42 states and two Canadian provinces. The invasive pest has been able to rapidly extend its range because of its ability to overwinter in heated structures. "As the populations of the brown marmorated stink bug build within invaded territories, the stink bug progresses from a household nuisance into a major agricultural pest that can inflict massive crop yield losses during outbreak years," noted Rachelyn Dobson, lead author of a study in the April 2016 issue of HortTechnology.