Virginia BMSB Information

October 3, 2017 Field Guide to Stink Bugs (PDF)

This full-color guide provides identification information for stink bugs of agricultural importance in the upper southern region and mid-Atlantic states. Source: Virginia Cooperative Extension.

April 3, 2017 Send a Suspected BMSB Specimen to Rutgers University

If you believe that you have captured a BMSB and would like an expert to identify it, mail in your specimen and the Rutgers Department of Entomology will contact you for verification. Source: Rutgers University.

November 17, 2015 Diagnosing Stink Bug Injury to Vegetables

In the mid-Atlantic, vegetable crops are attacked by several different stink bug species. The primary pest species include the brown marmorated stink bug, brown stink bug, green stink bug, and harlequin bug. Source: Virginia Cooperative Extension, November 2015.

November 11, 2013 Performance of Insecticides on Brown Marmorated Stink Bug on Vegetables

This quick reference sheet lists evaluation results for several insecticides. Source: Virginia Cooperative Extension.

May 2, 2017 Fewer Stink Bugs around D.C. Are Likely, Due (in Part) to a Warmer Spring

This year, homeowners may encounter fewer stink bugs due to a colder winter, followed by a warmer spring. Source: WTOP, May 2, 2017.

October 11, 2012 Stink Bug Story: Hope and Damage

A solution to the stink bug invasion remains elusive, but research brings hope for farmers and residents in Rappahannock County, VA. Source: Rappahannock News, Oct. 11, 2012.

February 3, 2016 A Stinky Coffee Surprise

Unbeknown to me, I was drinking a new exotic Asian flavor, “Halyomorpha halys,” also known as the brown marmorated stink bug. Source: Roanoke Times, Jan. 29, 2016.

May 8, 2012 Virginia Tech Project Exploring Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Control

Thomas Kuhar and Kathy Kamminga, Virginia Tech entomologists, have received a Southern SARE On-Farm Research Grant to find IPM alternatives to conventional insecticides for controlling the invasive pest. Source: Southeast Farm Press, May 8, 2012.

May 17, 2015 Graduate Student Collects Stink Bugs for Research

Virginia Tech graduate student John Aigner received an overwhelming response after tweeting to the public about stink bug breakouts. Source: Collegiate Times, Feb. 17, 2015.

March 10, 2016 Temperature Affects Stink Bugs More than Any Other Factors

Entomologists from Maryland, Virginia, and Delaware determined that temperature is the primary driver of stink bug patterns, and they identified differences in thermal tolerances among native and invasive stink bugs. Source: Entomology Today, Mar. 10, 2016.