Florida Entomologist (2015) 98, 1257-1259

John Cambridge, Allison Payenski and George C. Hamilton (2015)
The distribution of overwintering brown marmorated stink bugs (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae) in college dormitories
Florida Entomologist 98 (4), 1257-1259
Abstract: This investigation into the pattern of overwintering brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) used survey data collected between Dec 2013 and Mar 2014 from residents in two 4-story dormitories on the Rutgers University Cook Campus in New Brunswick, New Jersey, USA. Results suggest that a higher proportion of BMSB overwinters towards the top of urban structures than towards the ground level. This finding can be used by pest control operatives for targeted applications that will reduce the total amount of pesticides needed while still suppressing the majority of urban nuisance populations of BMSB.
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Database assignments for author(s): George C. Hamilton

Research topic(s) for pests/diseases/weeds:
general biology - morphology - evolution

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Pest and/or beneficial records:

Beneficial	Pest/Disease/Weed	Crop/Product	Country	Quarant.
	Halyomorpha halys		U.S.A. (NE)