date:Jun 12, 2019
of orchard fruits and nuts, said David Lowenstein, a postdoctoral research associate in Oregon States College of Agricultural Sciences and lead author on the study.
Biological control is the use of beneficial insects to manage other insects, which means using less pesticides. The brown marmorated stink bug, which is native to east Asia, has a taste for more than 100 types of crops, including blueberries, wine grapes, cherries and hazelnuts. During the 1990s, it invaded the United States and is