Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
alan haigh
13 years ago
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Comments (19)Hman, I think I read the same info you did (linked by a Nafex member). To me, the evidence seems pretty anectodal. A few countries banned neonicotinoids and bee populations supposedly stabilized (I'd like to see the statistics from countries that did not ban neonicotinoids.) Regarding the article, I must say, it is poorest research correlation I can think of. There are so many variables affecting bee health, to assume there is a linkage b/t neonicotinoids and colony collapse disorder without isolating any other variables leaves so many questions, it renders the conclusions worthless. I can remember when people where convinced GM plants were the culprit of CCD (I mean really convinced.) Strangely, that hypothesis has fallen out of disfavor. The Sierra Club has taken advantage of the opportunity and is lobbying congress to ban neonicotinoids. You know as well as I, the Sierra Club would ban every pesticide they could, if they had the power. I'm not saying we should dismiss the possible causal relationship (of neonicotinoids and CCD) rather, wait for real research to answer the questions. If neonicotinoids are demonstrated by research to cause bee disorientation on non-blooming crops, and thereby implicated in CCD, that's one thing. But so far, the loose linkage leaves a lot of doubt in my mind. Lastly, one other piece of the puzzle that leaves me skeptical is that some neonicotinoids (ex. Assail) are registered as Reduced Risk Pesticides by the EPA. The primary criteria are low impact on the environment (i.e. bees) and low mammalian toxicity. There has been extensive research done to be able to register these compounds as Reduced Risk Products. I'm not saying more research shouldn't be done, but I'm unwilling to accept loose correlations in favor or conclusions from hard research....See MoreStink Bugs!
Comments (2)Yikes, a stink bug that invades buildings! I thought I'd heard of everything, but that's downright horrible. When I lived in Texas, there was some kind of stink bug or blister beetle that would attack my prickly pear plants. They didn't kill them, but they did leave ugly scars on the pads....See MoreUpdate Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs
Comments (2)Unfortunately they damage nearly every garden fruit or vegie but they do have preference. They love sweet corn, green peppers, squash, tomatoes, any kind of berries or fruit trees.. If you have facebook stop over facebook.com/stinkbugtraps I post pics and information all year almost daily about stink bugs and other invasive insects. Tonight we will travel out to an orchard that is experiencing high levels of damage to check our solar traps. Stink bugs are easy to catch at night with our light traps but another way to slow them down is remove their egg masses....See MoreIs this a marmorated Stink Bug?
Comments (4)They are well established in Michigan; that they manage to find their way into homes is one of the things that they are famous for. As a matter of fact, more are reported in the winter than in the summer, in most locations. They congregate in sheltered areas for overwintering.....one insect settles in and releases a "come one, come all and gather here with me" pheromone. They do not feed on anything inside over the winter nor do they reproduce....See Morejean001a
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