Edison Sentinel: Stink bugs on the attack!
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The pesky brown marmorated stink bugs that exited houses in the spring to seek food and mate during the summer are now invading homes to return to their warm winter residences. But this fall, the invaders that are scientifically known as Halyomorpha halys are returning in record numbers.
“There has been an explosion in the population of BMSB this year in both urban and agricultural areas,” said George C. Hamilton, an extension specialist in pest management at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, who has extensively studied the BMSB. “The reason is not sure, but it may be due to an increase in the temperature this summer.”
“There has been an explosion in the population of BMSB this year in both urban and agricultural areas,” said George C. Hamilton, an extension specialist in pest management at Rutgers University, New Brunswick, who has extensively studied the BMSB. “The reason is not sure, but it may be due to an increase in the temperature this summer.”
Posted by WILDNEWJERSEY at 9/24/2010 10:00 AM 
Categories: Invertebrates
Tags: pest stink bug brown marmorated stink bug rutgers insects
Categories: Invertebrates
Tags: pest stink bug brown marmorated stink bug rutgers insects
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