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Brown marmorated stink bug breeding growing season. In 2010 and 2011, BMSB was seen in extremely high numbers in the mid-Atlantic region of the US, where growers reported significant economic loss in multiple crops (particularly tree fruit). DON’T BITE
Adults overwinter in sheltered areas that may include homes and other heated buildings. As they can aggregate in very large numbers, the BMSB has become a considerable nuisance pest for homeowners where established. While the bugs do not bite humans, they will release a foul smell when handled or otherwise disturbed. They do not lay eggs or reproduce inside structures. Aggregation in artificial structures is not common among stink bugs, and is a behaviour that provides an early warning of where BMSB has become established. At the very least, these interceptions provide important information on where to target future surveys. HOW TO HELP
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If you think you have found BMSB, contact the Agriculture Information Contact Centre at 1-877-4241300 or email ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca. Place the insect in a leak proof container and add rubbing alcohol, or freeze to kill it.
Early detection is important to the long term success of management programs. We need to have a better understanding of where this pest is and how well it is established. There is a monitoring network for this pest; however, we have a better chance of finding pockets of small populations if more people are looking. Tracking the distribution and spread is essential. If you think you have found BMSB, contact the Agriculture Information Contact Centre at 1877-424-1300 or email ag.info.omafra@ontario.ca. Place the insect in a leak proof container and add rubbing alcohol, or freeze to kill it. For more information visit the OMAFRA website at www. ontario.ca/stinkbug.
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Community - Help protect our crops. The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is an invasive insect pest from Asia. It is now established in parts of southern Ontario. Early detection in new geographic areas is important for limiting economic loss to Ontario agriculture. As an update to reports of homeowner finds of BMSB, the Ontario Ministry of Natural Resources have now found conclusive evidence that this invasive alien pest has established itself in Ontario. Several life stages, including eggs, nymphs, and adults have been collected over the last few weeks in a homeowner garden and a wildlife sanctuary in Hamilton,. BMSB adults have previously been found at multiple homeowner sites (indoors) in Hamilton (2010-2012) and at a single site in Newboro. There have been unconfirmed reports of BMSB in other locations OMAFRA and the University of Guelph have ongoing surveys for BMSB in field crops across the province; to date, the pest has not been detected in any crop. BMSB is an invasive alien species native to China, South Korea, Taiwan and Japan. It was introduced to North America in the mid 1990s, and was first detected in Allentown, Pennsylvania in 2001. While BMSB is capable of natural spread, the pest is also an excellent hitchhiker and can be moved over large distances in cargo and vehicles. At present it has been found in at least 37 states, though many of these are simply detections rather than confirmed as established in the field. BMSB has a very broad host range that includes tree fruit, berries, grapes, vegetables, agronomic crops, ornamental trees and ornamental shrubs. Damage results when nymphs and adults feed on either vegetative or fruiting plant parts. The pest is highly mobile and can readily switch hosts, moving between crops throughout the
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