Brown Stink Bugs

duane hennon

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Location: western pennsylvania zone 5/a

posted 14 years ago

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a new pest on the East Coast and moving west
as with any new invader they don't play well others
last fall they swarmed like the fake ladybugs did a few years ago
the warm weather has got them out already
a challenge for organic/permies

http://ento.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/brown-marmorated-stink-bug

Rob Seagrist

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Location: NC-Zone 7

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I found that my native green frogs enjoy eating them at will. I found that hand picking them everyday while I see them helps as well. They are more of a pain in the house than crop eating especially in a polyculture system, at least in my experience.

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Location: Northport, Wash.

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Actually, we have had them here in the West for years. Still trying to find something that will live around here that will eat the darn things.

When I was younger I felt like a man trapped inside a woman's body. Then I was born. My twin is a tiny ad:

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