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[12/28/2013] [12/19/2014] [01/19/2016] [12/20/2016] [12/20/2017]

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Participants

George Hamilton, Rutgers University
Cesar Rodriguez-Saona, Rutgers University
Anne Nielsen, Rutgers University
Celeste Welty, Ohio State University
Brian Kunkel - University of Delaware
Joanne Whalon - University of Delaware
Chris Bergh - Virginia Tech
Tom Kuhar - Virginia Tech
Rick Bessin - University of Kentuckey
Grzegorz Krawczyk - Pennsylvania State University

Brief Summary of Minutes

The first NEERA1306 SAES-422 annual meeting was held on December 3, 2103 at the Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Winchester, VA as part of the 2013 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Working Group Meeting. During the presentation portion of the meeting, several project participants presented results of studies conducted during the summer of 2013. These included:

Tom Kuhar, Virginia Tech - Virginia field crops and vegetable pest management research update.

Greg Krawczyk, Penn State - BMSB traps, lures and ... PA experience from the 2013 season.

Chris Bergh, Virginia Tech - Emergence of adult BMSB from overwintering sites

George Hamilton, Rutgers - Comparison of two BMSB sampling methods in peaches.

The business portion of the meeting was held during lunch. During the meeting participants gave brief state updates which included new developments, issues and problems encountered, questions regarding future activities. Key highlights included:

Delaware reported that they are beginning to see an increase in native parasitism of BMSB egg masses in sweet corn. The levels are not currently high enough to provide any level of control.

New Jersey reported that in their pheromone trap trial that they were seeing several predators entering the traps to feed on BMSB adults and nymphs present in the traps. Most prevalent were spiders and cantharid larvae. Virginia saw similar activity in their traps.

Ohio is seeing increased homeowner levels in various parts of the state and although they are beginning to see agricultural damage, spotted wing drosophila is a currently a bigger concern. They have questions about whether or not they should use kill strips in their pheromone traps. The group discussed this and concluded the strips should be used.

Pennsylvania saw normal, but spotty pressure. They also had no new areas experiencing damage. A question posed to the group was "Why some areas have populations while others that should do not. No answer could be arrived at; however, it may be related to use of the new pheromone improving monitoring or increased awareness by growers resulting in more insecticide use.

Virginia has been looking at different trap styles and placement in vegetable fields. The group then discussed if and why some may work better than others.

A general discussion was then held regarding how many states have reporting web sites and how we might connect them all to provide better resolution on BMSB's distribution. The New Jersey and Pennsylvania sites are now connected through the bugwood.com site. Others states could be added. New Jersey will contact other states about this. The group then discussed how far south BMSB might move and how their distribution appears related to elevation. No answer was arrived at.

The final discussion was regarding the next annual meeting. It was agreed that it should again be held in conjunction with the 2014 BMSB Working Group meeting.

Accomplishments

Because this project was approved with a start date of October 1, 2013 there are no accomplishments to report at this time.

Publications

Impact Statements

1. Since this project was approved with a start date of October 1, 2013 there are no impacts to report at this time.

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Participants

George Hamilton, Rutgers University
Anne Nielsen, Rutgers University
Celeste Welty, Ohio State University
Joanne Whalon - University of Delaware
Chris Bergh - Virginia Tech
Tom Kuhar - Virginia Tech
Grzegorz Krawczyk - Pennsylvania State University

Brief Summary of Minutes

The second NEERA1306 SAES-422 annual meeting was held on December 3, 2104 at the Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Winchester, VA as part of the 2014 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Working Group Meeting. During the presentation portion of the meeting, several project participants presented results of studies conducted during the summer of 2014.

These included:

Virginia Tech – Update on insecticide efficacy work at Virginia Tech.

Penn State – Shedding new light on mark-release-recapture: Laser detection of fluorescent-marked BMSB.

Rutgers – The importance of time when sampling for BMSB in peaches; Volunteer Geographic information: How crowd sourced data is helping to map the spread of BMSB.

The business portion of the meeting was held during lunch. During the meeting participants discussed the use of pheromone traps as monitoring tools in various crop systems. Key highlights included:

1. Ohio State: Celeste Welty compared the dead-end trap, a yellow and black PVC pipe they designed and the black pyramid trap we all use. The data was collected in sweet corn. The results have not been analyzed yet.
2. Virginia Tech: Tom Kuhar compared traps in vegetable crops with traps placed in the woods prior to placing traps in vegetables. The traps in the vegetable caught no BMSB while those in the woods did. It was also mentioned that the traps may be useful in tomatoes since visual counts do not work (no BMSB found but damage is present). Chris Bergh conducted a two week study looking at BMSB trap efficiency when the pheromone lure was placed inside and outside the trap. More BSMB were caught when the lure was outside the trap. Will be conducting a study next year looking at pheromone load before and after deployment.
3. Pennsylvania State University – Grzegorz Krawczyk consistently finds more BMSB in trees next to where they place traps.

The group then had a general discussion regarding the traps and pheromone lures being offered about by commercial companies, trap design and pheromone delivery methods. This could be an issue since each company has their own trap design and method to deliver the pheromone. More work to compare the different combinations will need to be done. The group then discussed whether or not we are ready to recommend to growers the use of traps for BMSB monitoring. The general consensus was that we can but there will need to be further refinements as more work is done.

The final discussion was regarding the next annual meeting. It was agreed that it should again be held in conjunction with the 2015 BMSB Working Group meeting.

Accomplishments

• Development of BMSB monitoring methods<br /> • Correlation of landscape factors with BMSB movement and spread<br /> • Identification of effective insecticide for use in vegetables<br /> • Develop and management of management recommendations for fruit and vegetable growers<br />

Publications

Aigner, J.D., T.P. Kuhar, A.K. Lohr and C.R. Philips. 2014. Temperature extremes of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys). Published Abstract. Virginia Journal of Science. Vol. 64 (1 & 2): 37 – 38. <br /> <br /> Aigner, J.D., T.P. Kuhar. 2014. Using Citizen Scientists to Evaluate Light Traps for Catching Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs in Homes in Virginia. Research In Brief. J. Extension. August 2014, Volume 52, Number 4, Article # 4RIB5. Online open-access journal publication. www.joe.org.<br /> <br /> Basnet, S., L. M. Maxey, C. Laub, T. P. Kuhar and D. G. Pfeiffer. 2014. The stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) community in primocane-bearing raspberries in southwestern Virginia. J. Entomol. Sci. 49: 304-312.<br /> <br /> CABI, 2014. Halyomorpha halys (brown marmorated stink bug [original text by Leskey TC, GC Hamilton, D Biddinger, ML Buffington, C Dieckhoff, GP Dively, H Fraser, T Gariepy, C Hedstrom, DA Herbert, KA Hoelmer, CRR Hooks, D Inkley, G Krawczyk, TP Kuhar, DH Lee, AL Nielsen, DG Pfeiffer, C Rodriguez-Saona, PW. Shearer, E Talamas, E Tomasino, J Tooker, PD Venugopal, J Whalen, V Walton, N Wiman] In: Invasive Species Compendium. Wallingford, UK: CAB International. www.cabi.org/isc.<br /> <br /> Joseph, S.V., J.W. Stallings, T.C. Leskey, G. Krawczyk, D. Polk, B. Butler, and J.C. Bergh. 2014. Spatial distribution of brown marmorated stink bug injury at harvest Mid-Atlantic in apple orchards. J. Econ. Entomol., 107: 1839-1848<br /> <br /> Joseph, S.V., M. Nita, T.C. Leskey, and J.C. Bergh. 2015. Temporal effects on the incidence and severity of brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) feeding injury to peaches and apples during the fruiting period in Virginia. J. Econ. Entomol., in press<br /> <br /> Kamminga, K., D.A. HERBERT, M.D. Toews, S. Malone, and T. Kuhar. 2014. Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) feeding injury on cotton bolls. J. Cotton Sci. 18:68-74, http://www.cotton.org/journal/2014-18/1/.<br /> <br /> Kuhar, T.P., H. Doughty, K. Kamminga, A. Wallingford, C. Philips, and J. Aigner. 2013. EVALUATION OF FOLIAR INSECTICIDES FOR THE CONTROL OF BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUGS IN BELL PEPPERS IN VIRGINIA – 2012 TEST 1. Arthropod Management Tests 2013, Vol. 38: E39. Online publication. doi: 10.4182/amt.2013.E39<br /> <br /> Kuhar, T.P., H. Doughty, K. Kamminga, A. Wallingford, C. Philips, and J. Aigner. 2013. EVALUATION OF FOLIAR INSECTICIDES FOR THE CONTROL OF BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUGS IN BELL PEPPERS IN VIRGINIA – 2012 TEST 2. Arthropod Management Tests 2013, Vol. 38: E40. Online publication. doi: 10.4182/amt.2013.E40<br /> <br /> Kuhar, T.P., H. Doughty, K. Kamminga, A. Wallingford, C. Philips, and J. Aigner. 2013. EVALUATION OF FOLIAR INSECTICIDES FOR THE CONTROL OF BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUGS IN BELL PEPPERS IN VIRGINIA – 2012 TEST 3. Arthropod Management Tests 2013, Vol. 38: E41. Online publication. doi: 10.4182/amt.2013.E41.<br /> <br /> Kuhar, T.P, H. Doughty, C. Philips, J. Aigner, L. Nottingham, and J. Wilson. 2014. Evaluation of foliar insecticides for the control of brown marmorated stink bugs in bell peppers in Virginia – 2013. Arthropod Management Tests. Vol. AMT39, in press<br /> <br /> Kuhar, T., J. Whalen, G. Dively, J. Walgenbach, and S. Fleischer. 2014. Chemical Control Guidelines for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Sweet Corn. Technical bulletin publication of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug IPM Working Group in conjunction with the Northeastern IPM Center posted Online http://www.StopBMSB.ORG , March 10, 2014.<br /> Owens, D.R., D.A. HERBERT, Jr., G. Dively, D.D. Reisig, T.P. Kuhar. 2013. Does feeding by Halyomorpha halys Stål (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) reduce soybean seed quality and yield? J. Econ. Entomol. 106: 1317-1323, ISSN 0022-0493, Online ISSN: 1938-291X <br /> <br /> Rice, K., C. Bergh, E. Bergman, D. Biddinger, C. Dieckhoff, G. Dively, H. Fraser, T. Gariepy, G. Hamilton, T. Haye, A. Herbert, K. Hoelmer, C. Hooks, A. Jones, G. Krawczyk, T. Kuhar, W. Mitchell, A. Nielsen, D. Pfeiffer, M. Raupp, C. Rodriguez-Saona, P. Shearer, P. Shrewsbury, D. Venugopal, J. Whalen, N. Wiman, T. Leskey, and J. Tooker. 2014. Biology, ecology, and management of brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys). Journal of Integrated Pest Management, Volume 5, Number 3, 2014, pp. A1-A13(13)<br /> <br /> Wallner AM, Hamilton GC, Nielsen AL, Hahn N, Green EJ, Rodriguez-Saona C. 2014. Landscape Factors Facilitating the Invasive Dynamics and Distribution of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), after Arrival in the United States. PLoS ONE 9(5): e95691. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0095691. <br />

Impact Statements

1. Because of the work done by the participants, growers are able to manage BMSB populations and minimize damage. However, the current methods are short term solutions and will need to be refined to prevent system breakdowns. Long term solutions are also needed.

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Participants

Delaware - Joanne Whalon
New Jersey - George Hamilton, Anne Nielsen and Cesar Rodriguez-Saona
Pennsylvania - Greg Krawczyk
Virginia - Thomas Kuhar and Chris Berg

Brief Summary of Minutes

Accomplishments

<ul><br /> <li>Evaluation of BMSB presence in multifloor, multiunit housing structures</li><br /> <li>Refinement&nbsp;of BMSB monitoring methods</li><br /> <li>Correlation of&nbsp;citizen science reports with blacklight monitoring&nbsp;to evaluate&nbsp;BMSB movement and spread</li><br /> <li>Evaluation&nbsp;of attract and kill strategies</li><br /> <li>Evaluation of trap crops to manage BMSB</li><br /> <li>Evaluation of BMSB nymph movement between crops</li><br /> <li>Refinement&nbsp;of management recommendations for field crop, fruit and vegetable growers</li><br /> </ul>

Publications

<p>Aigner, JD and TP Kuhar. 2015. Lethal High Temperature Extremes of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and Efficacy of Commercial Heat Treatments for Control in Export Shipping Cargo. J. Agric. Urban Entomol. (in press 2015)</p><br /> <p>Aigner, J.D., T.P. Kuhar, and J. Walgenbach. Relative toxicity and field efficacy of soil-applied neonicotinoids for control of Halyomorpha halys (St&aring;l) in fruiting vegetables. J. Agric. Urban Entomol. (in press 2015)</p><br /> <p>Aigner, JD, J Wilson, L Nottingham, J Morehead, T Dimeglio, and T Kuhar. 2015. Bioassay evaluation of IKI-3106 (cyclaniliprole) for control of brown marmorated stink bug and harlequin bug, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests 2015 40: (L) (in press)</p><br /> <p>Bakken, A.J., S.C. Schoof, M. Bickerton, K.L. Kamminga, J.C. Jenrette, S. Malone, M.A. Abney, D. A. Herbert, D. Reisig, T.P. Kuhar, and J.F. Walgenbach. 2015. Occurrence of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on Wild Hosts in Non-Managed Woodlands and Soybean Fields in North Carolina and Virginia. Environmental Entomology. 44(4): 1011&ndash;1021 (2015); DOI: 10.1093/ee/nvv092</p><br /> <p>Basnet, S., T. P. Kuhar, C. A. Laub, and D. G. Pfeiffer. 2015. Seasonality and Distribution Pattern of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in Virginia Vineyards. J. Econ. Entomol. 1&ndash;8 (2015); DOI: 10.1093/jee/tov124</p><br /> <p>Cambridge J., A. Payenski and G.C. Hamilton. 2015. The Distribution of Overwintering Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in College Dormitories. Florida Entomologist, 98(4):1257-1259.</p><br /> <p>Cira, T. M., R. C. Venette, J. Aigner, T. Kuhar, D. M. Mullins, S. E. Gabbert, W. D. Hutchison. Cold tolerance across geographic and temporal scales of brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys (St&aring;l)). Environ. Entomol. (in press 2015)</p><br /> <p>Herbert D., K. Kamminga, S. Malone, T. Kuhar, E. Day, J. Greene, S. Bundy, L. Brown, P. Ellsworth. 2nd Edition Field Guide to Stink Bugs of Agricultural Importance in the United States. 2015. Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center. Virginia Cooperative Extension Pub. No. VT/0914/444356/ENTO-68.</p><br /> <p>Joseph, S.V., M. Nita, T.C. Leskey, and J.C.Bergh. 2015. Temporal effects on the incidence and severity of brown marmorated stink bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) feeding injury to peaches and apples during the fruiting period in Virginia. J. Econ. Entomol. 108: 592-599</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T., A. Morehead, and T. Dimeglio. 2015. Diagnosing stink bug injury to vegetables. Virginia coop. Ext. Pub. No. ENTO-173NP. Online publication. https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/ENTO/ENTO-173/ENTO-173.html</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T., R. Morrison, T. Leskey, J. Aigner, G. Dively, E. Zobel, G. Brust, J. Whalen, W. Cissel, J. Walgenbach, K. Rice, S. Fleischer, and S. Rondon. 2015. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Vegetables: A synopsis of what researchers have learned so far and management recommendations using an integrated approach. Northeast IPM Center extension bulletin. <a href="http://stopbmsb.org/">http://stopbmsb.org</a></p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T. P., H. Doughty, C. Philips, J. Aigner, L. Nottingham, and J. Wilson. 2014. Evaluation of foliar insecticides for the control of foliar insects in bell peppers in Virginia, 2013. Arthropod Management Tests 2014 39 (1): E19 doi: 10.4182/amt.2014.E19 http://amt.oxfordjournals.org/content/39/1/E19&nbsp;&nbsp;</p><br /> <p>Leskey, T.C., A. Agnello, J. C. Bergh, G. P. Dively, G. C. Hamilton, P. Jentsch, A. Khrimian, G. Krawczyk, T. P. Kuhar; D. Lee, W. R. Morrison III, D. F. Polk, C. Rodriguez-Saona, P. W. Shearer, B. D. Short, P. M. Shrewsbury, J. F. Walgenbach; D. C. Weber, C. Welty, J. Whalen, N. Wiman and F. Zaman. 2015. Attraction of the Invasive Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to Traps Baited with Semiochemicals Stimuli across the United States. Environ. Ent. 2015; DOI: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvv049%20746-756">http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ee/nvv049 746-756</a></p><br /> <p>Morehead, J, J Aigner, J Wilson, L Nottingham, T Dimeglio, and T Kuhar. 2015. Efficacy of organic inseticides for control of brown marmorated stink bug on peppers in Virginia, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests 2015 40: (E) (in press)</p><br /> <p>Wilson, J, J Aigner, L Nottingham, and T Kuhar. 2015. Bioassay evaluation of sulfoxaflor for control of harlequin bug, brown marmorated stink bug and kudzu bug, 2013. Arthropod Management Tests 2015 40: (L) (in press)</p>

Impact Statements

1. Members of this project have been involved in several grants during the course of the multistate project. All members are members of the USDA SCRI grant entitled "Biology, Ecology, and Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) in Orchard Crops, Small Fruit, Grapes, Vegetables, and Ornamentals. Due to this, the group is developing a second UDSA SCRI proposal to continue the progress made in the original grant. This grant will end September 30, 2016. Several members have been involved in a USDA OREI project entitled Whole Farm Organic Management of BMSB and Endemic Pentatomids through Behaviorally-Based Habitat Manipulation. This project will also end September 30, 2016. Because of the work done by the participants, conventional and organic growers have a better understanding of how to manage BMSB populations and minimize damage. Initially, a grower’s sole tactic was to spray crops on a calendar basis. This was especially true in tree fruit were growers sprayed one to two times per season. Today, because of the work done by members of the project, growers have methods they can use to monitor crops and as a result have refined their control strategies resulting in reduced insecticide applications. While this is progress is still not an ideal situation. The reliance on insecticides has already resulted in secondary pest outbreaks. Because this, work needs to be continued in order to develop more sustainable management methods.

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Participants

University of Georgia – Brett Blaauw

Rutgers University – George Hamilton, Anne Nielsen

Ohio State University – Jim Jasinski for Celeste Welty

Pennsylvania State University – Greg Krawczyk

Virginia Tech University – Chris Bergh, Tom Kuhar

Brief Summary of Minutes

The fourth NEERA1306 SAES-422 annual meeting was held on November 30, 21065 at the Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Winchester, VA as part of the 2016 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Working Group Meeting. During the presentation portion of the meeting, two project participants presented results of work conducted during the summer of 2016.

These included: Virginia – Deltamethrin impregnated netting for BMSB IPM strategies, Rutgers – Pest Status Update

The business portion of the meeting was held during lunch. During the meeting participants discussed a variety of subjects. Key highlights included:

George Hamilton introduced Dr. Theodore Andreadis who is the AES Directors representative for the group. He welcomed everyone and stated that the directors are pleased with this group’s activities, discussed how new members can join the group, and explained the benefits of being a member.

Georgia – Brett Blaauw introduced himself and stated that he just started as the fruit specialist for Georgia, that he was not a member of the group and that he is interested in joining. He looked at pecans this year and found them in grower pack outs. He will look at peaches next year. Tom Kuhar mentioned that Brett will most likely new native species of stink bugs in with BMSB because of where he is located.

New Jersey – Anne Nielsen that New Jersey also had freeze problems that impacted the peach crop making work with BMSB at her research station. Despite this she was able to work on studies involving attract and kill strategies, border sprays in conjunction with Virginia and West Virginia in peaches. She also conducted Trissolcus japonicus surveys and worked on refining her predictive development model. Her Ph.D. students also worked with using DNA analysis of predator gut contents to verify feeding on BMSB. George Hamilton stated that he was involved in the overwintering study mentioned by Chris Bergh, a multistate pheromone trapping trial and writing publications based on studies completed in 2016.

Ohio – Jim Jasinski reported for Celeste Welty who is on sabbatical that Ohio is on the western edge of the infestation and still only find small amounts of economic damage and that most of their trapping activities were in vegetables. Their number in the traps were up from but 2015. However, they are not sure if it’s a true increase or an artifact of using a different pheromone lure in 2016. They were also involved in surveying for egg predators and parasitoids.

Pennsylvania – Greg Krawczyk that he also worked on threshold refinements and surveys for Trissolcus japonicus using both fresh and frozen egg masses. He also worked with the use of insecticidal nets erected at orchard borders. He explained that while he had problems getting growers use participate in the study the results were that they do work.  

Virginia – Chris Bergh mentioned that he had expected higher numbers in 2016 compared to 2015 based on what was seen during the fall 2015 migration into overwintering site. This was not the case. He also stated he had plans to conduct an IPM crop project in peaches but was only able to do in apples (border spray and attract-and-kill) because of the spring freeze. He also led the second year of an overwintering study conducted in New Jersey, Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina and Georgia. He worked with USDA ARS to refine treatment thresholds, monitoring traps, and pheromone lures, and monitored Trissolcus japonicus using within-tree transects of egg masses, and yellow sticky cards and whole tree surveys of tree of heaven. Trissolcus japonicus was detected on numerous occasions via all three sampling methods. Tom Kuhar reported that he spent the year finishing projects and writing their results up for publication. He was also involved in an indoor trapping studies, the use of deltamethrin treated screens to attract and kill BMSB in urban situations and the use of repellants on overwintering boxes.

The final discussion was regarding the next annual meeting. It was agreed that it should again be held in conjunction with either the 2017 BMSB Working Group meeting or the 2018 Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch Annual Meeting.

Accomplishments

<p>1. Refinement&nbsp;of BMSB monitoring methods</p><br /> <p>2. Refinement of development models&nbsp;</p><br /> <p>3. Evaluation&nbsp;of attract and kill strategies</p><br /> <p>4. Evaluation of BMSB nymph movement between crops</p><br /> <p>5. Refinement&nbsp;of management recommendations for fruit and vegetable growers</p>

Publications

<p>Acebes-Doria, A.L., T.C. Leskey, J.C. Bergh. <em>In press</em>. Temporal and directional patterns of nymphal&nbsp;<em>Halyomorpha halys&nbsp;</em>movement on the trunk of selected wild and fruit tree hosts. Environ. Entomol.&nbsp;</p><br /> <p>Acebes-Doria, A.L., T.C. Leskey, J.C. Bergh. 2016. Injury to apples and peaches at harvest from feeding by&nbsp;<em>Halyomorpha halys&nbsp;</em>(St&aring;l) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) nymphs early and late in the season. Crop Protection 89: 58-65</p><br /> <p>Acebes-Doria, A.L., T.C. Leskey, J.C. Bergh. 2016. Development and comparison of trunk traps to monitor movement of&nbsp;<em>Halyomorpha halys&nbsp;</em>(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) nymphs on host<strong>&nbsp;</strong>trees. Entomol. Exp. Appl. 158: 44-53</p><br /> <p>Acebes-Doria, A.L., T.C. Leskey, J.C. Bergh. 2016. Host plant effects on&nbsp;<em>Halyomorpha halys&nbsp;</em>(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) nymphal development and survivorship. Environ. Entomol. 45: 663-670</p><br /> <p>Aigner, J.D., and T.P. Kuhar. 2016. Lethal High Temperature Extremes of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and Efficacy of Commercial Heat Treatments for Control in Export Shipping Cargo. Journal of Agricultural and Urban Entomology. 32(1):1-6. 2016 doi: <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3954/1523-5475-32.1.1">http://dx.doi.org/10.3954/1523-5475-32.1.1</a></p><br /> <p>Aigner, B. L., D.A. Herbert, G.P. Dively, J. Whalen, T.P. Kuhar, C.C. Brewster, J.W. Hogue, and E. Seymore. 2017. Comparison of two sampling methods for assessing <em>Halyomorpha halys</em> (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) numbers in soybean fields. J. Econ. Entomol.</p><br /> <p>Aigner, J.D., K. Mooneyham, and T. Kuhar. 2016. Control of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug with Insecticide-Treated Window Screens. Virginia Cooperative Extension Publication No. ENTO-177NP. <a href="https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/ENTO/ENTO-177/ENTO-177-PDF.pdf">https://pubs.ext.vt.edu/ENTO/ENTO-177/ENTO-177-PDF.pdf</a></p><br /> <p>Aigner, J.D., J.M. Wilson, L.B. Nottingham, J.A. Morehead, A. DiMeglio, and T.P. Kuhar. 2016. Bioassay Evaluation of IKI- 3106 (Cyclaniliprole) for Control of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and Harlequin Bug, 2014. Arthropod Management Tests 2016 40 (1): L4. doi: 10.1093/amt/tsv205</p><br /> <p>Bergh, C. A. Acebes &ndash;Doria, T. Leskey, R. Morrison, B. Short, G. Krawczyk, J. Walgenbach, A. Agnello, P. Jentsch, G. Hamilton, A. Nielsen,, B. Blaauw, V. Walton, N. Wiman, C. Hedstrom, P. Shearer, E. Beers. 2016. Integrated pest management for brown marmorated stink bug in orchard crops. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug SCRI CAP orchard Crop Commodity Team and Northeastern IPM Center.&nbsp; June 2016.&nbsp;&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stopbmsb.org/where-is-bmsb/crop-by-crop/orchard-crops/" data-saferedirecturl="https://www.google.com/url?hl=en&amp;q=http://www.stopbmsb.org/where-is-bmsb/crop-by-crop/orchard-crops/&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1482324980026000&amp;usg=AFQjCNFrhvpG6Age--742aklX8yB6L-dWA">http://www.stopbmsb.org/where-is-bmsb/crop-by-crop/orchard-crops/</a></p><br /> <p>Bergh, J.C., W.R. Morrison III, S.V. Joseph, T.C. Leskey. <em>&nbsp;In press</em>. Characterizing spring emergence of adult&nbsp;<em>Halyomorpha halys&nbsp;</em>(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) using experimental overwintering shelters and commercial pheromone traps. Entomol. Exp. Appl.</p><br /> <p>Blaauw B.R., V. Jones, and A.L. Nielsen. 2016. Utilizing immunomarking techniques to track&nbsp;<em>Halyomorpha halys&nbsp;</em>(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) dispersal within a peach orchard.&nbsp;PeerJ&nbsp;4:e1997&nbsp;<a href="https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1997">https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.1997</a></p><br /> <p>Blaauw B., C. Mathews, T. Leskey, R.W. Morrison, A.L. Nielsen.&nbsp;<em>In Revision</em>. Measuring host plant selection and retention of&nbsp;<em>Halyomorpha halys&nbsp;</em>(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by a trap crop.&nbsp;Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata.</p><br /> <p>Fraga, D.F., J. Parker, A.C. Busoli, G.C. Hamilton, A.L. Nielsen, C. Rodriguez-Saona.&nbsp;<em>In Press</em>. Behavioral responses of the predaceous minute pirate bug (Hemiptera: Anthocoridae) to tridecane, a volatile emitted by the brown marmorated stink bug.J. Pest Sci.</p><br /> <p>Hahn, N.G., M.C. Hwang, and G.C. Hamilton. Accepted. Circuitry and coding used in a flight mill system for the study of flight performance of Halyomorpha halys. Florida Entomologist.</p><br /> <p>Hahn, N.G., A.J. Kaufman, C. Rodriguez-Saona, A.L. Nielsen, J. LaForest, and G.C. Hamilton. 2016.&nbsp;Exploring the spread of brown marmorated stink bug in New Jersey through the use of crowdsourced reports.&nbsp;Am Entomol&nbsp;62: 36-45</p><br /> <p>Krawczyk, G., L. Shaak. 2016. Re-introducing of IPM principles into management programs for brown marmorated stink bug and other fruit pests. Pennsylvania Fruit News 96(1): 22-25&nbsp;</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T. P. and H. B. Doughty. 2016. Evaluation of Foliar Insecticides for the Control of Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs in Bell Peppers, 2015. Arthropod Management Tests 2016 40 (1): 2016, 1&ndash;1 doi: 10.1093/amt/tsw033</p><br /> <p>Kuhar. T., R. Morrison, T. Leskey, J. Aigner, G. Dively, E. Zobel, G. Brust, J. Whalen, W. Cissel, J. Walgenbach, K. Rice, S. Fleischer, S. Rondon. 2015. Integrated Pest Management for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Vegetables: A synopsis of what researchers have learned so far and management recommendations using an integrated approach. Northeastern IPM Center Bulletin posted on StopBMSB.Org Website.</p><br /> <p>Nielsen, A., et al. 2016. Integrated Pest Management for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Vineyards.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stopbmsb.org/">www.stopBMSB.org</a>&nbsp;in English and Spanish</p><br /> <p>Nielsen, A., et al. 2016. Integrated Pest Management for Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in Orchard Crops.&nbsp;<a href="http://www.stopbmsb.org/stopBMSB/assets/File/BMSB-in-Orchard-Crops-English.pdf">http://www.stopbmsb.org/stopBMSB/assets/File/BMSB-in-Orchard-Crops-English.pdf</a>&nbsp; in English and Spanish&nbsp;</p><br /> <p>Nielsen A.L., S. Chen, S. Fleischer.&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;Coupling developmental physiology, photoperiod, and temperature to model phenology and dynamics of an invasive Heteropteran,&nbsp;<em>Halyomorpha halys</em>. Frontiers in Physiology 7.<a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2016.00165">http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fphys.2016.00165</a></p><br /> <p>Nielsen, A.L, G Dively, JM Pote, G Zinati, C Mathews.&nbsp;2016.&nbsp;Identifying a potential trap crop for a novel insect pest,&nbsp;<em>Halyomorpha halys&nbsp;</em>(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in organic farms.&nbsp;Env. Entomol.&nbsp;45: 472-478</p><br /> <p>Ogburn E.C., R. Bessin, C. Dieckhoff, R. Dobson, M. Grieshop, K.A. Hoelmer, C. Mathews, J. Moore, A.L. Nielsen, J.M. Pote, C. Welty, J.F. Walgenbach. 2016.&nbsp;Natural enemy impact on the invasive brown marmorated stink bug,&nbsp;<em>Halyomorpha halys&nbsp;</em>(St&aring;l) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in organic agroecosystems: A regional assessment.&nbsp;Biological Control&nbsp;101:39-51.</p><br /> <p>Philips, C. R., T.P. Kuhar, G.P. Dively. G. Hamilton, J. Whalen, K. Kamminga.<em> In Press</em>. Seasonal abundance and phenology of the brown marmorated stink bug, <em>Halyomorpha halys</em> (St&aring;l) on different pepper cultivars in the mid-Atlantic U.S. J. Econ. Entomol.</p><br /> <p>Rosen, S., J. Cambridge and G.C. Hamilton. In Press. Regular Rearing Protocol and Density Trials of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in a Laboratory Setting. Florida Entomologist.</p>

Impact Statements

1. Members of this project have been involved in several grants during the course of the multistate project. All members are members of the USDA SCRI grant entitled "Biology, Ecology, and Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) in Orchard Crops, Small Fruit, Grapes, Vegetables, and Ornamentals that ended 8/31/16. During 2016, a subset of the group was involved in the development of a second UDSA SCRI proposal to continue the progress made in the original grant. The second SCRI proposal was funded starting 9/1/16. Because of the work done by the participants, conventional and organic growers have a better understanding of how to manage BMSB populations and minimize damage. Initially, a grower’s sole tactic was to spray crops on a calendar basis. This was especially true in tree fruit were growers sprayed one to two times per season. Today, because of the work done by members of the project, growers have methods they can use to monitor crops and as a result have refined their control strategies resulting in reduced insecticide applications. While this is progress is still not an ideal situation. The reliance on insecticides has already resulted in secondary pest outbreaks. Because this, work needs to be continued in order to develop more sustainable management methods.

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Participants

Rutgers University - Anne L. Nielsen, George Hamilton
Pennsylvania State University - Greg Krawczyk
Virginia Tech University - Chris Bergh, Thomas Kuhar

Brief Summary of Minutes

The fifth NEERA1306 SAES-422 annual meeting was held on November 29, 2017 at the Alson H. Smith, Jr. Agricultural Research and Extension Center in Winchester, VA as part of the 2017 Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) Working Group Meeting. During the presentation portion of the meeting, one project participant presented results of work conducted during 2017. The talk by Tom Kuhar (Virginia Tech) was entitled "Insecticide Netting: Current Research and Where We Go From Here".

The business portion of the meeting was held during lunch. During the meeting participants discussed a variety of subjects. Key highlights included:

George Hamilton introduced Dr. Herb Bolton who is the USDA representative for the group. Herb welcomed everyone and stated that he was pleased to be able to attend the working group meeting and to hear about this group’s activities.

Rutgers University (NJ) – Anne Nielsen discussed her Ph.D. student’s work with DNA gut contents analysis and stated that the DNA can be detected up to 48 hours after feeding, that that 14% of the samples were positive (mostly sucking predators), that most came from soybeans and that they need to look more at ants and spiders. Her group is also involved with work developing thresholds based on trap monitoring, expansion of IPM-CPR to larger acreage, and the impact of variety and acreage size on IPM-CPR use. She also stated that they had recovered Trissolcus japonicus (Tj) for the first time in the US from peach orchards borders using IPM-CPR.  George Hamilton stated that he was involved with the resistance monitoring project using BMSB adults going into diapause and that he is also testing unexposed adults from the NJ Department of Ag Beneficial Insect Laboratory’s colony. His group was also involved in the multistate pheromone trap trial, looking at the landscape factors impacting populations and looking for Tj using yellow sticky cards in several central and northern New Jersey sites.

Pennsylvania State University – Greg Krawczyk stated that the situation in tree fruit is better but BMSB is still driving the system despite all the work that’s been done. During 2017, his group look at alternatives such as insecticide treated netting and monitoring based management decisions. They also spent time looking for Tj.  It was found this year in PA and now Greg is looking at how it might be incorporated into the IPM programs.

Virginia Tech University – Chris Bergh reported that BMSB populations in tree fruit were lower than last year through August and then increased in September and October. His group is looking at refining the use of BMSB monitoring traps (pyramid vs sticky cards), the distribution of BMSB and its natural enemies in the canopy of host trees, and the development of an effective sampling tool and protocol for Tj detection. Bergh reported that Tj was captured in yellow sticky on numerous occasions in Frederick County, VA between May and September 2017 (following detections in 2015 and 2016). His group also initiated investigations into landscape factors associated with differences in BMSB populations on a local scale and the use of insecticide-treated netting against BMSB.

Following the state updates the group discussed the need and the process involved to renew the project new fall. Questions were raised as to whether or not we should add other stink bugs to project and if so would that result in the need to do a new project proposal instead of a renewal. George Hamilton will look to see if there are any other stink bug project in any if the NMSS regions and talk to NMSS about what issue might occur if we add other stink bugs to the current project.

The final discussion was regarding the next annual meeting. It was agreed that it should again be held in conjunction with either the 2018 BMSB Working Group meeting or the 2019 Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch Annual Meeting.

UPDATE: There are several projects were stink bugs are just one of the insects being worked on. However, we are they only project specific to stink bugs.

Accomplishments

<p><strong>Accomplishments</strong></p><br /> <ul><br /> <li>Refinement&nbsp;of BMSB monitoring methods using different trap styles</li><br /> <li>Refinement of development models&nbsp;</li><br /> <li>Evaluation of monitoring traps to access damage thresholds</li><br /> <li>Evaluation&nbsp;of insecticide resistance</li><br /> <li>Evaluation of insecticide treated nets as a management tactic</li><br /> <li>Refinement&nbsp;of management recommendations for fruit and vegetable growers</li><br /> </ul>

Publications

<p>Abram, P.K., K. A. Hoelmer, A. Acebes-Doria, H. Andrews, E. H. Beers, J. C. Bergh, R. Bessin, D. Biddinger, P. Botch, M. L. Buffington, M. L. Cornelius, E. Costi, E. S. Delfosse, C. Dieckhoff, R. Dobson, Z. Donais, M. Grieshop, G. Hamilton, T. Haye, C. Hedstrom, M. V. Herlihy, M. S. Hoddle, C. R. R. Hooks, P. Jentsch, N. K. Joshi, T. P. Kuhar, J. Lara, J. C. Lee, A. Legrand, T. C. Leskey, D. Lowenstein, L. Maistrello, C. R. Mathews, J. M. Milnes, W. R. Morrison III, A. L. Nielsen, E. C. Ogburn, C. H. Pickett, K. Poley, J. Pote, J. Radl, P. M. Shrewsbury, E. Talamas, L. Tavella, J. F. Walgenbach, R. Waterworth, D. C. Weber, C. Welty, N. G. Wiman. 2017. Indigenous arthropod natural enemies of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug in North America and Europe. J Pest Sci (2017). doi:10.1007/s10340-017-0891-7</p><br /> <p>Acebes-Doria AL, TC Leskey, and JC Bergh. 2017. Temporal and directional patterns of nymphal Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) movement on the trunk of selected wild and tree fruit hosts in the Mid-Atlantic region. Environ. Entomol. 46: 258-267</p><br /> <p>Aigner, B. L., D.A. Herbert, G.P. Dively, J. Whalen, T.P. Kuhar, C.C. Brewster, J.W. Hogue, and E. Seymore. 2017. Comparison of two sampling methods for assessing Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) numbers in soybean fields. J. Econ. Entomol. 109 (6): 2586-2589. DOI: <a href="https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow230">https://doi.org/10.1093/jee/tow230</a></p><br /> <p>Aigner, B. L., T.P. Kuhar, D.A. Herbert, C.C. Brewster, J.W. Hogue, and J.D. Aigner. 2017. Relationship of brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, infestations in tree borders to subsequent patterns of movement into soybean fields. J. Econ. Entomol. 110(2):487-490. doi: 10.1093/jee/tox047.</p><br /> <p>Bergh JC, WR Morrison, SV Joseph, and TC Leskey. 2017. Characterizing spring emergence of adult Halyomorpha halys using experimental overwintering shelters and commercial pheromone traps. Entomol. Exp. &amp; Appl. 162: 336-345</p><br /> <p>Blaauw B*, C Mathews, T Leskey, RW Morrison, AL Nielsen. 2017. Measuring host plant selection and retention of <em>Halyomorpha halys </em>(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) by a trap crop. <em>Entomologia Experimentalis et Applicata </em>163: 197&ndash;208 DOI: 10.1111/eea.125718.</p><br /> <p>Cambridge, J.E, L. Francouer, and G.C. Hamilton. 2017. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) Attraction to Different Light Stimuli. Florida Entomologist 100: 583-588. <a href="https://doi.org/10.1653/024.100.0315">https://doi.org/10.1653/024.100.0315</a>.</p><br /> <p>Hahn, N.G., M.C. Hwang, and G.C. Hamilton. 2017. Circuitry and coding used in a flight mill system for the study of flight performance of <em>Halyomorpha halys. </em>Florida Entomologist 100: 195-198.</p><br /> <p>Hahn, N.G., C. Rodriguez-Saona and G.C. Hamilton. 2017. Characterizing the Spatial Distribution of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys St&aring;l (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), Populations in Peach Orchards. PloS ONE. <a href="http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170889">http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0170889</a>.</p><br /> <p>Hancock, TJ, D-H Lee, JC Bergh, WR Morrison, and TC Leskey. 2017. Alightment of the invasive brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (St&aring;l) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) on homes during the fall dispersal period: Results generated by citizen scientists. Environmental Entomology, in review</p><br /> <p>Hayek, A.E., L.F. Solter, J. V. Maddox, WF Huand, A.S., Estep, G. Krawczyk, D.C. Weber, N.D. Sanscrainte and J.J. Becnel. 2017. Nosema maddoxi sp. nov. (Microsporidia, Nosematidae), a widespread pathogen of green stink bug Chinavia hilaris and the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stal).&nbsp; J. Eukaryotic Microbiology (accepted)</p><br /> <p>Krawczyk, G., M. Zanelato Nunes, H. Morin and L. Shaak. 2017. New endeavors in monitoring and management of brown marmorated stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in eastern United States. IOBC-WPRS Bulletin. 123: 50-56.</p><br /> <p>Krawczyk, G., M. Zanelato Nunes, H. Morin and L. Shaak. 2017. Alternative methods to manage brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stal). Pennsylvania Fruit News. 97(1): 52-56</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T. P. and K. Kamminga. 2017. Review of the chemical control research on Halyomorpha halys in the USA. J. Pest Sci. DOI 10.1007/s10340-017-0859-7.</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T., B. Short, G. Krawczyk and T. Leskey. 2017.&nbsp; Deltamethrin- incorporated nets as an integrated pest management tool for the invasive Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae). Journal of Economic Entomology. 110(2):543-545, doi: 10.1093/jee/tow321.</p><br /> <p>Maslo, B., R. Valentin, K. Leu, K. Kerwin, G.C. Hamilton, A. Bevan, N.F. Fefferman and D.M. Fonseca. 2017. Chirosurveillance: The use of native bats to detect invasive agricultural pests. PloS ONE 12:1-10. e0173321.</p><br /> <p>Mathews CR, B Blaauw*, G Dively, J Kotcon, J Moore, E Ogburn, D Pfieffer, T Trope, JF Walgenbach, C Welty, G Zinati, AL Nielsen. 2017. Evaluating a polyculture trap crop for organic management of <em>Halyomorpha halys </em>(Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) and endemic stink bugs in peppers. <em>J. Pest Science </em>DOI:10.1007/s10340-017-0838-z.</p><br /> <p>Morehead, J.A. and T.P. Kuhar. 2017. Efficacy of organically approved insecticides against brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, and other stink bugs. J. Pest Sci. DOI 10.1007/s10340-017-0879-3.</p><br /> <p>Morrison III, W. R., A. Acebes-Doria, E. Ogburn, T. P. Kuhar, J. F.Walgenbach, J. C. Bergh, L. Nottingham, A. Dimeglio, P. Hipkins, and T. C. Leskey. 2017. Behavioral Response of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) to Semiochemicals Deployed Inside and Outside Anthropogenic Structures During theOverwintering Period. Journal of Economic Entomology, 2017, 1&ndash;8, doi: 10.1093/jee/tox097.</p><br /> <p>Nielsen, A., S. Fleischer, G. Hamilton, T. Hancock, G. Krawczyk, J. Lee, E. Ogburn, J. Pote, A. Raudenbush, A. Rucker, M. Saunders, V. Skillman, J. Sullivan, J. Timer, J. Walgenbach, N. Wiman, and T. Leskey. 2016. Phenology of Halyomorpha halys described using female reproductive development. Ecology and Evolution. DOI: 10. 1002.ece3.3125.</p><br /> <p>Philips, C. R., T.P. Kuhar, G.P. Dively. G. Hamilton, J. Whalen, and K. Kamminga. 2017. Seasonal abundance and phenology of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (St&aring;l) on different pepper cultivars in the mid-Atlantic U.S. J. Econ. Entomol. 110: 192-200.</p><br /> <p>Pote, J. M., and A. L. Nielsen. 2017. Life stage specific predation of <em>Halyomorpha halys </em>(St&aring;l) by generalist predators. <em>Biological Control </em>114: 1-7.</p><br /> <p>Valentin, R**, AL Nielsen, N Wiman, D-H Lee, DM Fonseca. 2017. Global invasion network of the brown marmorated stink bug. <em>Scientific Reports </em>7: 9866 1-12</p><br /> <p>Weber D, WR Morrison III, A Khrimian, K Rice, TC Leskey, C Rodriguez-Saona, AL Nielsen, BR Blaauw*. 2017. Chemical ecology of <em>Halyomorpha halys</em>: Discoveries and applications <em>J. Pest Science </em>90:x-x DOI: 10.1007/s10340-017-0876-6.</p><br /> <p>&nbsp;<strong>Presentations</strong></p><br /> <p>Acebes-Doria, AL, TC Leskey, and JC Bergh. 2017. Temporal and directional movement patterns of nymphal Halyomorpha halys on the trunk of selected wild and fruit tree hosts in the Mid-Atlantic region. Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch, Mar 18-21, Newport, RI</p><br /> <p>Blaauw, B., C. Rodriguez, G.C. Hamilton and A. Nielsen. 2016. When stink bugs react: Host stimuli and the brown marmorated stink bug. 2016 International conference of Entomology. Orlando, FL</p><br /> <p>Bush, H. and T. Kuhar. 2017. An attract and kill approach for BMSB using pheromone lures and deltamethrin-incorporated screens. 88th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America, March 18 - 21, 2017, Newport, RI.</p><br /> <p>Chambers, B., T. Kuhar, A. Pearce, G. Reichard and T. C. Leskey. 2017. Response of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) to thermal contrast in wall panels during winter shelter seeking. 88th Annual Meeting of the Eastern Branch of the Entomological Society of America, March 18 - 21, 2017, Newport, RI.</p><br /> <p>Hadden, WT, TC Leskey, and JC Bergh. 2017. Factors driving farm-scape distribution and relative abundance of brown marmorated stink bug in Mid-Atlantic apple orchards. Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference, Nov 30 &ndash; Dec 1, Winchester, VA</p><br /> <p>Hadden, WT, TC Leskey, and JC Bergh. 2017. Farm-scape factors influencing the abundance and distribution of brown marmorated stink bug among Mid-Atlantic apple orchards. Entomological Society of America, Nov 5-8, Denver, CO</p><br /> <p>Hadden, WT, TC Leskey, and JC Bergh. 2017. Dynamics influencing farm-scape distribution and abundance of brown marmorated stink bug in Mid-Atlantic apple orchards. Entomological Society of America, Nov 5-8, Denver, CO</p><br /> <p>Kaser, J., A.L. Nielsen and G.C. Hamilton. 2017. Pentatomid diversity in mid-Atlantic blacklight traps post-Halyomorpha halys invasion. Entomological Society of America Annul Meeting. Denver, CO.</p><br /> <p>Krawczyk, G. 2017.&nbsp; Biology, ecology and control of the brown marmorated stink bug&nbsp;Halyomorpha halys&rdquo;. IRTA, Sustainable Plant Protection, Mas Badia Agricultural Experimental Station. Girona, Spain,&nbsp; 9 June 2017 (Invited)</p><br /> <p>Krawczyk, G., M. Z. Nunes, H.D. Morin and L. Shaak. 2016. New endeavors in monitoring and management of brown marmortaed stink bug Halyomorpha halys (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in eastern United States. IOBC WPRS 9th International Conference on Integrated Fruit Production, Thessaloniki, Greece, 4-8 September, 2016 (Invited)</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T. P. 2016. Brown marmorated stink bug pest status in the Mid-Atlantic Region, BMSB SCRI Stakeholder Advisory Meeting, November, 2016, Raleigh, NC.</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T., K. Catron, J. Mason, and H. Bush. 2017. Field day presentation including BMSB discussion, On-Farm Twilight Vegetable Growers Meetings - 2017, Woodbine Farms, August 1, 2017, Winchester, VA</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T. and H. Doughty. 2017. Insect Management for Snap Beans. 2017 Eastern Shore Agricultural Conference and Trade Show, January 24-25, 2017, Melfa, VA.</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T. 2017. Insect Management Update. Richmond Area Vegetable Growers Meeting, March 8, 2017, Henrico, VA.</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T. 2017. Insect Control Update. Hampton Roads Fruit and Vegetable Conference, February 22, 2017, Henrico, VA.</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T. 2017. Stink bugs and aphids, what's new for controlling these pests. 2017 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, January 31 - February 2, 2017, Hershey, PA. Proceedings</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T. 2017. Stink bugs and aphids, what's new for controlling these pests, p. 201-202 in Proceedings for the Vegetable, Potato, Greenhouse, Small Fruit, and General Sessions of the 2017 Mid-Atlantic Fruit and Vegetable Convention, January 31- February 2, 2017, Hershey, PA.</p><br /> <p>Leskey, T.C., BD Short, WR Morrison III, AL Nielsen, B Blaauw, G Krawczyk, JC Bergh. 2016. &ldquo;Behaviorally-based management of brown marmorated stink bug.&rdquo; XXV International Congress of Entomology, Orlando, FL.</p><br /> <p>Nielsen, A.L. 2017 &ldquo;Behavioral management of BMSB in fruit&rdquo; New Zealand Pipfruit Growers,</p><br /> <p>Napier, New Zealand</p><br /> <p>Nielsen, A.L. 2017 &ldquo;Seasonality and management of BMSB in fruit&rdquo; Horticulture New Zealand,</p><br /> <p>Wellington, New Zealand</p><br /> <p>Nielsen, A.L., S Chen, S Fleischer. 2017 &ldquo;Factors influencing <em>H. halys </em>population development and size&rdquo; New Zealand - United States Invasive Species Workshop, Auckland, New Zealand</p><br /> <p>Nielsen, A.L.. 2017 &ldquo;Integrating biological and behavioral information into management programs for <em>Halyomorpha halys</em>&rdquo; Pipfruit NZ, Hawkes Bay, New Zealand</p><br /> <p>Nielsen, A.L.. 2017 &ldquo;Biology and management of <em>Halyomorpha halys</em>&rdquo; Horticulture New Zealand, Wellington, New Zealand</p><br /> <p>Quinn, NF, TC Leskey, and JC Bergh. 2017. Assessing the presence and distribution of Trissolcus japonicus using yellow sticky traps. Cumberland-Shenandoah Fruit Workers Conference, Nov 30 &ndash; Dec 1, Winchester, VA</p><br /> <p>Quinn, NF, TC Leskey, and JC Bergh. 2017. The stratification of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) and its natural enemies in common wild tree hosts. Entomological Society of America, Nov 5-8, Denver, CO</p><br /> <p>Quinn, NF, TC Leskey, and JC Bergh. 2017. Searching for the samurai wasp and its host: Sampling Trissolcus japonicus and Halyomorpha halys in tree of heaven (Ailanthus altissima). Entomological Society of America Eastern Branch, Mar 17-21, Newport, RI</p><br /> <p>Valentin, R., J. Lockwood, A. Nielsen, G.C. Hamilton, T.C. Leskey and D. Fonseca. 2017. Utility of eDNA based surveillance of invasives in terrestrial systems. Entomological Society of America Annul Meeting. Denver, CO.</p><br /> <p>Chambers, B., Kuhar, T. P., Pearce, A., Leskey, T., and Reichard, G. 2016. Structure access and settling behavior of overwintering brown marmorated stink bugs (Halyomorpha halys). XXV International Congress of Entomology, September 25-29, 2016, Orlando, FL.</p><br /> <p>Hamilton, G.C. 2016. Introduction and spread of BMSB in North America. 2016 International conference of Entomology. Orlando, FL.</p><br /> <p>Kuhar, T. P. 2016. Pest management impact of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys, on field and vegetable crops in the Mid-Atlantic US. Invited Talk. Symposium: Impact of Native and Invasive Alien True Bug Species in Agro-Ecosystems: Range Expansion, Pest Status, and Control Tactics. 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Impact Statements

1. Members of this project have been involved in several grants during the course of the multistate project. All members are members of the USDA SCRI grant entitled "Management of Brown Marmorated Stink Bug in US Specialty Crops and the USDA ARS Areawide Project targeting the management of BMSB. Both projects began 9/1/16. Because of the work done by the participants, conventional and organic growers have a better understanding of how to manage BMSB populations and minimize damage. Initially, a grower’s sole tactic was to spray crops on a calendar basis. This was especially true in tree fruit where growers sprayed one to two times per season prior to the appearance of BMSB. Today, because of the work done by members of the project, growers have methods they can use to monitor crops and as a result have refined their control strategies, resulting in reduced insecticide applications. While this should be considered progress, BMSB management tactics are still not optimal, and ongoing reliance on certain insecticides against it continue to result in secondary pest outbreaks. Because of this, work to develop more sustainable management methods needs to be continued.

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