Tag: Peach

The brown marmorated stink bug, now a pest of limited distribution in Florida

Posted: September 3, 2018

In May of 2018 an egg clutch and nymphs of the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB), Halyomorpha halys, was found in Lake County, Florida. Several weeks later an additional egg clutch with nymphs was found less than 1… Read More

Category: Agriculture, Invasive Species, Pests & Disease, Pests & Disease

Tags: bmsb, brown marmorated stink bug, Invasive Species, Peach, stink bug

End of Peach Season Stink Bug Counts

by Cory Penca

Posted: May 31, 2018

Now that the 2018 Florida peach season has drawn to a close, I’ve sat down and analyzed the stink bug trap capture from the past year. Overall, when compared to the 2017 stink bug season, total trap captures… Read More

Category: Horticulture, Pests & Disease

Tags: brown stink bug, cat facing, damage, fruit, Peach, peaches, stink bug, stinkbugs

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