brown marmorated stink bug

Thanks to climate change, stink bug populations may grow.  Washington State University Entomology Professor Javier Gutierrez has been studying how the changing climate could affect the migration patterns of the brown marmorated stink bug giving the pest an advantage.  The bro...

The Specialty Crop Research Initiative will host a webinar next week, focused on the brown marmorated stink bug. Experts from across the country, including Washington State University, will summarize their research on the SCRI project, and how the Ag community can address the pest ...

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug has been discovered in 14 Washington counties, mostly in Western Washington, though some have been found in Walla Walla, the Yakima area, and along the Columbia River.   WSU is reaching out to producers who are looking for help in dealing with the pest with an online resource page.  It...

Researchers at WSU have captured a significant amount of brown marmorated stink bugs in Yakima County in recent weeks which indicates a significant increase in the pest.   Oregon State University Vaughn Walton said this is not uncommon with this pest.  ...

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug had been primarily contained to the Portland Metro area in Oregon until a recent discovery of the pest at a Milton-Freewater apple orchard after a farmer lost about half his crop.   Oregon State University Entomologist Vaughn Walton said the bug is beginning to spread.  ...