Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys)

Lorraine Berkett, Morgan Cromwell, Sarah Kingsley-Richards and Terence Bradshaw

Growers should be aware of an emerging pest of great importance: the brown marmorated stink bug. This highly invasive pest was recently documented in the state of Vermont and can be devastating to many agricultural crops including tree fruits and grapes. It feeds in both the adult and nymphal stages and therefore can cause significant damage throughout the growing season. This true bug is highly active and has shown resistance to standard integrated pest management insecticide applications in states where the population is widespread. It is important that we closely monitor our orchards and stay as informed as possible as the threat emerges here in Vermont.

• Northeastern IPM pest alert
  http://www.ncipmc.org/alerts/stinkbug_alert.pdf
  
  
• Penn State fact sheet
  http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/brown-marmorated-stink-bug
  
  
• University of Maryland fact sheet
  http://www.ipmnet.umd.edu/landscape/docs/BMSB-UMD.pdf
  
  
• Ohio State University fact sheet
  http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/pdf/FS_3824_08.pdf
  
  
• University of California Center for Invasive Species Research fact sheet
  http://cisr.ucr.edu/brown_marmorated_stink_bug.html
  
  
• Michigan State University identification fact sheet
  http://www.news.msue.msu.edu/news/article/how_to_identify_a_brown_marmorated_stink_bug
  

Web Sites

• BMSB Research - Dr. Tracy Leskey (USDA - ARS)
  http://bmsbresearch.blogspot.com/
  
  
• Organic Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug - Dr. Matt Grieshop (Michigan State University)
  http://www.bmsb.opm.msu.edu/
  
  
• Stink Bugs and Similar-Appearing Insects in Iowa (Iowa State University)
  http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/info/articles/stink-bugs-and-lookalikes

• Threat of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug to NY and New England on Tree Fruit, Small Fruit, Vegetable and Sweet Corn - Peter Jentsch (Cornell)
  http://hudsonvf.cce.cornell.edu/scouting reports/BMSB Project/BMSB Impact On Fruit - Jentsch 1-21-2011/BMSB Impact On Fruit - Jentsch 1-21-2011.html

• Sudden Emergence of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug as Serious Agricultural Pest in Mid-Atlantic - Dr. Tracy Leskey (USDA - ARS) [video presentation]
  http://stream.ucanr.org/fps_stinkbug/index.html
  
  
• U.S. Apple Association: A New Pest Threatens U.S. Agriculture
  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FRlPncV83c0
  
  
• HD video of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
  http://www.flickr.com/photos/tedsla/5176746886/
  
  
• Discovery News: Stink bugs invade homes, damage crops
  http://www.yourdiscovery.com/video/discovery-news-stink-bugs-invade-homes-damage-crops/