**Interception of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) in Maine**

November 16, 2006

This month, extension entomologists at the University of Maine Pest Management Office identified insects collected from trailors at a local R/V dealership as the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys). An owner of one of the trailors reported unusual bugs emerging from concealed areas in the trailor and contacted an exterminator who brought the bugs to the Pest Management Office for identification. The extension entomologists investigated other trailors on the dealership's lot and found more bugs tucked away under seat cushions and storage compartments. The trailors come from a company in Washington county Maryland, an area that reports an established population of the stink bug.

Originally from Asia, and known only in 5 other U.S. states, the brown marmorated stink bug is a pest of numerous plants, including a variety of ornamental shade and fruit trees, vegetables, and soybeans. It is also considered a nuisance pest because it will aggregate in homes and other dwellings as it seeks hibernation sites for the winter.

For more information: http://www.maine.gov/agriculture/pi/pestsurvey/pestinfo/BMSB.htm

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**Interception of the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (Halyomorpha halys) in Maine**

November 16, 2006