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Pennsylvania BMSB Information
Maps and Resources
This online resource offers information about BMSB life history, damage, and management. Source: Steve Jacobs, Penn State Department of Entomology.
April 7, 2014 Chinche Apestoso (o Vaquiña) Marrón Mármol
El chinche apestoso márron marmolado (CAMM) es una plaga grave de frutas, vegetales y cultivos agrícolas en los Estados Unidos. Información en español. The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) is a serious pest of fruit, vegetables, and other agricultural crops in the United States. Information in Spanish. Source: Penn State Dept. of Entomology
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.
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.
News and Updates
An integrated pest management program running since the 1980s has led to fresh insights about a new invader. Scientists are deploying maps to aid the fight.
June 20, 2012 Where Have All the Stink Bugs Gone?
While stink bugs have disappeared in some Western Pennsylvania areas, they’re still thriving in others. Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, June 20, 2012.