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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug

Insect and Mite Pests of Crops

A shield-shaped insect (Halyomorpha halys) native to East Asia that feeds on a very broad range of fruit, vegetable and row crops and also invades buildings in large numbers seeking winter shelter. Since its accidental introduction to the United States in the 1990s it has spread across much of North America and into Europe, and severe outbreaks have caused tens of millions of dollars in losses to orchard crops in single seasons.

Facts
Classification
Agent Kind
Insect or Mite 1
Quarantine Status
Quarantine Pest (ISPM 5) 2
Connections

Associated With

Apple, Crops

The brown marmorated stink bug is a major invasive pest of apple orchards in the eastern United States.

Caused By Agent Kind

Insect, Concepts
Mite, Concepts
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Found In

China

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Japan

Also in Geography Atlas: where this subject is found.

Sources
1. Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Wikipedia)
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  • Opening definition paragraph
    The brown marmorated stink bug is an insect in the family Pentatomidae, native to China, Japan, Korea, and other Asian regions. In September 1998, it was collected in Allentown, Pennsylvania, where it is believed to have been accidentally introduced. The nymphs and adults of the brown marmorated stink bug feed on over 100 species of plants, including many agricultural crops, and by 2010-11 had become a season-long pest in orchards in the Eastern United States.
  • lead description
    A shield-shaped insect (Halyomorpha halys) native to East Asia that feeds on a very broad range of fruit, vegetable and row crops and also invades buildings in large numbers seeking winter shelter.
  • In Group: Aphid, Planthopper and Bug Pests, Lead
    The brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys) is an insect in the family Pentatomidae, native to China, Japan, Korea, and other Asian regions.
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2. European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO): EPPO Global Database: Halyomorpha halys categorization
European and Mediterranean Plant Protection Organization (EPPO)Categorization table
Quote, Categorization table
A1 list 2019
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