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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs are On the Move in Illinois this Fall<o:p></o:p></span></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">CHAMPAIGN, Ill. – An invasive stink bug species has been found in five newly invaded Illinois counties this year, according to Kelly Estes, Cooperative
Agricultural Pest Survey (CAPS) coordinator in the Prairie Research Institute, University of Illinois.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">With the arrival of cooler weather, brown marmorated stink bugs (BMSB) congregate on house siding, windowsills, and garages, or find their way
into homes, becoming a nuisance for homeowners. <o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">“This is the time of year when stink bugs are most active as they look for cracks and crevices in buildings and other dry places to overwinter,”
Estes said. Reports of brown marmorated stink bug activity have been steadily increasing across the state this past week.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">First found in northeast Illinois (Cook County) and in the East St. Louis area in 2010, this year BMSB has been confirmed for the first time in
Macon, Winnebago, Clinton, Effingham, and Stephenson Counties. Since BMSB is an invasive species, it has few known natural enemies and populations can grow quickly.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Adult BMSB have the shield-shaped body of all stink bugs. This species has a marmorated or mottled brown color and the antennae have white bands.
Alternating black and white bands border the abdomen.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">In the spring, the stink bugs emerge from their hiding places to lay eggs on the underside of leaves. They feed on 150 to 200 host plants in gardens,
orchards, and fields. Estes reported no known economic losses thus far in agricultural crops in Illinois, unlike the damage seen in the Mid-Atlantic states.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">To keep stink bugs out of homes, make sure windows are sealed. Estes does not recommend spraying insecticide. The best option is to vacuum them
up and throw them away; live stink bugs can also be dropped into soapy water.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">Homeowners are the best source of information on the whereabouts of BSMB. If you believe you have seen this species, Estes would be interested
in looking at a sample. Stink bugs may be sent in a crush-proof container, such as a pill bottle or check box, to Kelly Estes, 1816 S. Oak St., Champaign, IL 61820. Photos can be sent to
</span><a href="mailto:kcook8@illinois.edu"><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">kcook8@illinois.edu</span></a><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;color:black">.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">About the Prairie Research Institute:</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif"> The Prairie Research Institute (PRI) at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
comprises the Illinois Natural History Survey, Illinois State Archaeological Survey, Illinois State Geological Survey, Illinois State Water Survey, and Illinois Sustainable Technology Center. PRI provides objective natural and cultural resource expertise,
data, research, service, and solutions for decision making, the stewardship of Illinois’ resources, and the public good.
<span class="MsoHyperlink"><a href="http://www.prairie.illinois.edu">www.prairie.illinois.edu</a> </span></span><span class="MsoHyperlink"><o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Media contact:
</span></b><span style="font-size:11.0pt;line-height:105%;font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif">Kelly Estes, (217) 333-1005;
<a href="mailto:kcook8@illinois.edu">kcook8@illinois.edu</a></span><o:p></o:p></p>
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