Scientists are warning
farmers and homeowners to gear up for battle with the invasive insect
known as the brown marmorated stink bug. The number of adult bugs
overwintering increased 60 percent in late 2012, and now they’re
emerging to lay eggs. The shield-shaped, brown speckled insect probably
arrived as a stowaway on a ship from Asia. First seen in Pennsylvania in
the 1990s, it’s since been spotted in 40 states. Stink bugs get their
name from the pungent smell emitted when they are frightened or crushed.
For this month’s Environmental Outlook, entomologists reveal the
secrets of stink bugs and talk about the search for sustainable methods
of control.
Interview:
http://thedianerehmshow.org/shows/2013-05-07/environmental-outlook-stink-bugs
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