New Stink Bug Information Sheet

University of California Cooperative Extension (UCCE) has posted a new brown marmorated  stink bug (BMSB) information sheet that should be of interest to growers. Although the first specimen of BMSB was positively identified in 2001 in Allentown, PA, it was probably established there at least several years prior to that date. It has since been detected in California.

According to UCCE, wherever BMSB takes up residence, it causes severe crop and garden losses and becomes a nuisance to people. The ability of BMSB to hitchhike in vehicles and planes has allowed it to spread rapidly to new areas. The information sheet can be found here:
http://www.ipm.ucdavis.edu/PDF/MISC/brownmarmoratedstinkbug.pdf