2011 SURVEY RESULTS OF THE BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG IN OHIO
Agronomy & Pest Management
James Jasinski
Extension Educator
OSU EXTENSION
URBANA
Abstract
The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is a relatively new invasive pest found in Ohio that has the potential to become a major pest of most vegetable, tree fruit, small fruit, and field crops. In the past two years it has ranged from a minor pest to a major source of damage and loss in a variety of fruit and vegetable crops along the North East and Mid-Atlantic regions of the country. In an effort to understand the impact of this pest on Ohio crops, we initiated this survey project with two main objectives; 1) to create a network of cooperators to monitor the distribution of BMSB across Ohio using pheromone and blacklight traps in key vegetable and small fruit crops, and 2) to document the severity of damage on key crops where BMSB populations were detected. Although we deployed 88 pheromone traps and five blacklight traps spread across sweet corn, pepper, tomato, and bramble fields in 17 counties from mid-May to mid-October, BMSB were found in only two locations, Columbus and Scioto county.
Authors: Jasinski, J. , Welty, C.
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Jasinski, J. Extension Educator, OSU Extension, Ohio, 43078
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Welty, C. Associate Professor, OSU, Dept. of Entomology, Ohio, 43210