Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Surveys & Information

COLLABORATORS: Mark Hoddle, Extension Specialist, UC Riverside; Lucia Varela, North Coast IPM Advisor, UCCE Napa County

 

The brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorphahalys, has been detected in the Los Angeles and Sacramento regions of California. Wherever BMSB takes up residence, it causes severe crop and garden losses and becomes a nuisance to people. Until now BMSB has not been found in commercial nut orchards.  However, growers   should be aware that this pest is spreading quickly throughout the U.S. and it is likely just a matter of time before it spreads throughout nut-producing regions of California. For more information see links below.

 

Websites

• UC IPM Pest Management Guidelines for Gardens and Landscapes
• UC IPM Pest Alert (English)
• UC IPM Pest Alert (Spanish)
• BMSB at the Center for Invasive Species Research, UC Riverside
• National Stop Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
• UC IPM Exotic and invasive pests
• Video: Identification of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, UCCE Sonoma County

 

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Documents

• 2016 Biological control program is being developed for brown marmorated stink bug - California Agriculture
• 2013 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug-a potential pest of California nut crops Poster