Is This Pest in Your Garden Yet?

This Asian bug is spreading across North America, South America and Europe - feeding on a wide range of garden fruits, veggie and ornamental crops. It's the brown marmorated stink bug. Note that there are native stink bugs that are far less concerning. Look for the white bands on the antennae to ID the Asian species. The fight against rapidly spreading invasive pests can seem a little hopeless: since most of their natural enemies have been left at home. But that's not the whole story. Biologists have found that the Samurai wasp (I couldn't make this stuff up!) has valiantly followed its enemy and is establishing across its new range. Additionally, under close observation, scientists have found that some native predators are well-suited to feeding on on the new stink bug to our continent. Green lacewings, assassin bugs, spiders, birds, and even pill bugs have a role to play. Mark down another point for biological diversity in the garden!

Here's the fact sheet I referenced in the video: https://www2.gov.bc.ca/gov/content/industry/agriculture-seafood/animals-and-crops/plant-health/insects-and-plant-diseases/tree-fruits/brown-marmorated-stink-bug

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Photo credits:
Brown Marmorated Stink Bug by Chris Hedstrom CC NY-SA 2.0 DEED
by Gilles San Martin CC BY-SA 2.0
by Judy Gallagher CC BY-SA 2.0
By Yerpo CC BY-SA 3.0
Laying eggs by
Eggs hatching by David R. Lance CC BY 3.0
Samurai wasp by OSU CC BY-SA 2.0
Green lacewing by Judy Gallagher CC BY 2.0
US distribution map by Jofre Espigule Pons CC BY-SA 4.0