Aug 11, 2011Stink bug population continues to multiply
The brown marmorated stink bugs that took a $37 million bite out of the mid-Atlantic’s apple crop last year have awakened from winter hibernation, mated and morphed into a possibly larger threat to farmers and homeowners.
These stink bugs are the offspring of the same plague that freaked out Maryland, West Virginia and Pennsylvania homeowners last fall when they crawled into houses to hibernate after the feast.
They started creeping out of hibernation and coupling in late May. Their eggs hatched within three weeks, and their babies, or nymphs, reached adulthood within six weeks. They will possibly return to homes and other warm places when temperatures dip in late September. Pittsburgh Tribune-Review
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