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Patrick Sims and Kenneth Cole
Series: Hate In Wisconsin

UW Student, Diversity Official Share Perspectives On #TheRealUW

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Over the last year, UW-Madison students have tenaciously sought to build a conversation about racism at the state's flagship university.
Brown marmorated stink bug
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Can Biological Control Take A Bite Out Of The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug?

PJ Liesch
UW-Extension
Nature is full of checks and balances. Of the roughly 1 million species of insects known to science, there's an amazing intricacy to the food web.
Brown marmorated stink bug on an apple
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

The Uncertainties Of Preparing For The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Once found only a four-hour ferry ride across Lake Michigan, the brown marmorated stink bug poses a growing threat to Wisconsin orchards and vegetable crops.
Brown marmorated stink bug on an apple
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

More Information About The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
Scott Gordon
WisContext
Though the brown marmorated stink bug has only been spotted in Wisconsin over the last seven years, entomologists tracking the species suggest that it may become a prominent problem for farmers and gardeners. Links to resources and more information about it follow.
Brown marmorated stink bug
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Challenges Pest-Control Strategies

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
As growers and agriculture researchers have learned during the brown marmorated stink bug's 20-year migration across the U.S., managing the pest is difficult.
Comparison of stink bug species
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Extensive Research Devoted To Understanding Brown Marmorated Stink Bug's Behavior

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
Kristian Knutsen
WisContext
As an invasive species in North America, the brown marmorated stink bug is the subject of ongoing scientific study, particularly by researchers in regions the species colonized.
Brown marmorated stink bug spreads in Wisconsin
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Wisconsin Might Be Due For A Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Problem

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
Wisconsin may be at a turning point with the brown marmorated stink bug.
Apple showing brown marmorated stink bug damage
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug A Growing Agricultural Pest In U.S.

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Karen Faster
WisContext
The brown marmorated stink bug is an invasive species in the United States that is expanding its range as an agricultural pest around the nation.
Brown marmorated stink bug
Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Has A Broad Appetite

Karen Faster
WisContext
Scott Gordon
WisContext
A smelly and increasingly infamous agricultural pest that is expanding through the United States, the brown marmorated stink bug is native to East Asia, where it challenges farmers throughout the region.
Sherrie Tussler
Series: Food Security And Assistance In Wisconsin

Impact Of FoodShare Wisconsin Training Program Is Unclear

Scott Gordon
WisContext
Wisconsin wasn't testing the limits of its relationship with the USDA in April 2015, which is when it began statewide implementation of a rule requiring "able-bodied adults without dependents" on SNAP to either spend at least 20 hours a week working (or volunteering or undergoing training), or otherwise lose their benefits after three months.