Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

The brown marmorated stink bug is an invasive species in the United States, arriving from Asia in the late 1990s. It has damaged tens of millions of dollars of apples and other crops in eastern states, and struck Michigan in the 2015 growing season. Wisconsin might be next. The insect hasn't yet started preying on crops here, but it has established a breeding population in the state, and it's known to eat many of the things Wisconsin farmers grow — especially apples. However, entomologists are researching the bug's behavior and how to control it.

Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Strengthens Foothold Across Wisconsin

PJ Liesch

UW-Extension

As of late 2018, 27 counties across Wisconsin have confirmed reports of the brown marmorated stink bug and a handful of others have suspected sightings.

Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Samurai Wasp Enters The Fray Against An Invasive Pest

Jack Nissen

Great Lakes Echo

The samurai wasp could be the nation's best chance at beating back a stink bug that's invading the Great Lakes region.

Series: Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Invasive Stink Bug Moves In On Homes — And Crops — In Wisconsin

Christelle Guédot

UW-Madison

Janet van Zoeren

UW-Extension

With the advance of the brown marmorated stink bug across the United States, Wisconsin researchers are working to detect when and where their populations will reach nuisance or agricultural pest levels in the state — leading to the first official report of them on on agricultural crops in Wisconsin in early October.

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.

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

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.