Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

If you thought Japanese beetles were bad, just wait until you catch a whiff of the brown marmorated stink bug.

During a recent  Master Gardener training, PJ Liesch, UW-Madison Departments of Entomology and Plant Pathology, explained  BMSB’s huge impact on fruit production on the east coast of the US and the potential damage it can cause in Wisconsin’s own fruit, vegetable and ornamental production.

Whether a home gardener or a commercial grower-this is a pest to pay attention to.

It has been detected in Wisconsin.

More information:

• Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Rutgers University