Wisconsin BMSB Information

January 16, 2018 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: An Invasive Insect Pest

In the summer of 2016, the brown marmorated stink bug was detected for the first time in agricultural crops in Wisconsin. They are able to travel great distances to reach and damage suitable crops, and often invade homes looking for a warm place to overwinter. This publication offers methods to mitigate BMSB damage, control populations, and keep BMSB out of homes. Source: Christelle Guédot, Janet van Zoeren, University of Wisconsin-Extension, 2017.

April 3, 2017 Send a Suspected BMSB Specimen to Rutgers University

If you believe that you have captured a BMSB and would like an expert to identify it, mail in your specimen and the Rutgers Department of Entomology will contact you for verification. Source: Rutgers University.

May 4, 2017 Stink Bugs: New IPM Guide for Midwestern Corn, Soybean Growers

Farmers in the Midwestern United States have been battling increasing infestations from a variety of stink bug species in recent years, and now they have a new free resource for understanding and managing the emerging pests. Source: Entomology Today, May 4, 2017.