Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs (BMSB)
Brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) are common – yet unwelcome – visitors in homes and businesses.
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Fall Invaders are Trickling In
This is the time of the year when we typically receive complaints of large numbers of stink bugs, lady beetles, and a few other insects flooding into homes. However, it’s been more of a trickle rather than a flood this fall, at least thus far.
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Stink Bug Hunters Provide a Landscape Twofer
It’s well documented that a wide range of enemies of insect pests are fueled by nectar. Many beneficial insects wear two hats by serving as both plant pollinators and enemies of other insects. In other words, an effective long-term pest management strategy is to simply plant flowering plants that provide nectar.
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Act Now to Prevent Fall Invaders!
It won't be long before fall home-invading insects start appearing on our doorsteps in search of winter quarters. The unwelcomed guests may include Boxelder Bugs; Western Conifer Seed Bugs; and Magnolia Seed Bugs. Of course, the two most notorious fall marauders are the Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles and Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs. These non-natives have a deserved reputation for invading homes in huge numbers.
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Stink Bug Hunters Provide a Landscape Twofer
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Thu, 08/01/2019 - 09:40
I attended a meeting last Thursday on plant pollinators at the Cincinnati Zoo and Botanical Garden (CZBG). One focus was on managing pests by increasing the abundance and diversity of flowering plants in a landscape. Many beneficial insects were two hats be serving as both plant pollinators and enemies of other insects.
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Get Ready for a Little Breaking and Entering
Our drop in temperatures throughout Ohio will no doubt convince fall home invading insects that it's time to seek winter quarters. These unwelcomed guests typically include Boxelder Bugs; Western Conifer Seed Bugs; Magnolia Seed Bugs; Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles; and the most notorious of all, Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs.
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Sneaky Stink Bugs
I'm seeing damage on ripening tomatoes in southwest Ohio caused by Brown Marmorated Stink Bug nymphs. I first saw damage from both the adults and nymphs on my own tomatoes in 2015. At that time, we didn't know which direction BMSB populations would take in the southwest part of the state.
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Fall Home Invaders: spiders, stink bugs, and more!
The calls have begun. Insects and spiders are being found inside homes around Medina, and I suspect many other counties in Ohio. Fall brings an annual immigration of all sorts of arthropods but this is not meant to be a halloween horror, but a normal part of the life cycle and survival of many creepy (or cute!) crawlies.
Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs
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