New on Entomology Today: The biochemical conflict between plants and the insects that eat them is vastly complex, as illustrated by new research identifying nearly 700 proteins in the saliva of just five stink bug species, many of which play potential roles in suppressing or deactivating plants' own chemical defenses. #entomology #insects #StinkBugs https://entomologytoday.org/2023/09/01/stink-bug-saliva-proteins-bypass-plant-defenses/

The Oregon Dept. of Agriculture is giving away Samurai wasps (Trissolcus japonicus) to control brown marmorated stink bugs (Halyomorpha halys).

I've got the stink bugs - I hope NC Ag extension starts a similar program. I'd pay a few bucks for 'em.

https://youtu.be/vIfC4Aj05Ps

#Gardening #Insects #PestControl #StinkBugs #Wasps #Oregon #NorthCarolina #UnitedStates

@rvaweather the worst part of the winter warmness is that all the non-native pest bugs will survive the winter. We need a good freeze now and then to kill them off. I'm thinking #stinkbugs in particular but also this new #spottedLanternFly coming down from #Pennsylvania

Stink bugs. Damn them. When my woodstove gets going, they come out in droves. After killing about 2 dozen of them one-by-one the other night I started looking for a more efficient killing machine and found this. First night results weren't spectacular but showed promise. And it's very cheap/low tech. https://vtx.vt.edu/articles/2014/05/050714-cals-stinkbugtrap.html #stinkbugs #bugs

Blue Shieldbug, Zicrona caerulea #shieldbugs #stinkbugs #hemiptera #macro #insects #insectphotography #macrophotography #entomology

Brassica Shieldbug, Eurydema oleracea #shieldbugs #stinkbugs #hemiptera #macro #insects #buglife @Buglife

Hey y'all this product does a good job getting rid of #stinkbugs #ortho https://t.co/SzcS6gFABr