Management of brown marmorated stink bug in US specialty crops
Updates
This video series shows growers and others how to identify BMSB, why this pest is important in agriculture, and what’s at stake if we don’t stop it. Update: We created four new videos to address recent developments in monitoring, trapping, management, and biological control.
Representative elementary schools across the United States are receiving an invitation to participate in the March Madness Citizen Science Project to “Find Stinky the BMSB” – a new project to map the location and population density of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug.
Download presentations from the Stakeholder Advisory Panel Meeting, held November 2, 2016, in Raleigh, North Carolina.
October 13, 2016 Available Positions
Learn about currently open positions on the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug project.
August 15, 2016 Grapes
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.
July 25, 2016 Small 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 Spanish.
June 9, 2016 Stink Bug Identification Kits Are Available
Learn more about the kits and find out how to request one online.
June 7, 2016 Orchard 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.
Overview
The brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), is a voracious eater that damages fruit, vegetable, and nut crops in North America. With funding from USDA’s Specialty Crop Research Initiative, our team of more than 50 researchers is uncovering the pest’s secrets to find management solutions that will protect our food, our environment, and our farms.
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