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Shedding New Light on Stink Bug Invasion

November 07, 2017 Sharon Durham, Public Affairs Specialist, Agricultural Research Service

The invasive brown marmorated stink bug causes problems for homeowners and farmers and threatens U.S. specialty crops valued at over $20 billion. Farmers rely on insecticide sprays to reduce crop-damaging stink bugs. Another strategy is using traps with lures to capture this pest.

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