Where are all those darned stink bugs and what are they eating??
I saw my first brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB )in my garden (on raspberries) last night. Help the University of MD develop a comprehensive list of host plants by e-mailing me if you see them feeding on (not just sitting on!) vegetables and fruits other than tomato, pepper, bean, corn, asparagus, raspberry, peach, pear, and apple. Are they worse this year in your garden?
Check out the new floating row cover web page and photo gallery for some ideas on how to exclude pests, like BMSB, from your garden plants- https://www.growit.umd.edu/ImproveGarden/FloatingRowCover/index.cfm
Jon Traunfeld, Director & State Master Gardener Coordinator, University of Maryland
To see Jon demonstrate several methods for using floating row overs, go to:
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