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Saturday, July 9, 2011

Ag Today: Stink bugs mating, more active - Carroll County Times: Agriculture

Ag Today: Stink bugs mating, more active - Carroll County Times: Agriculture:

"During the past several days, brown marmorated stink bugs have
started to invade vegetable plots in Beltsville."

New stink bug species could affect farmers

A new species of stink bug has been spotted in Wisconsin, Minnesota and Illinois and researchers say it's a matter of time before breeding populations start moving in.

Phil Pellitteri, an insert expert at the University of Wisconsin Extension, says the new species called the brown marmorated stink bug is coming from the East Coast and they will eventually affect farmers' profits.

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