Employing attract and kill to manage brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), in NY's Hudson Valley tree fruit and vegetable production systems

The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), was discovered in the Hudson Valley of NY in 2007. Over the past 7 years it has been observed increasing in the urban and agricultural landscapes throughout much of the state. The increased use of disruptive insecticides in the carbamate and pyrethroid classes of chemistries are now needed to manage this pest in fruit and vegetable commodities. The use of these products has flared populations of phytophagous mite and wooly apple aphid, further increasing insecticide use. We’ve evaluated pheromone baited barrier netting plus high intensity lighting, injection treated deciduous tree hosts along the forest edge, in an attract and kill pest management strategy, in orchard and vegetable crops to reduce BMSB pest populations and pesticide loading.