Penn State Ag Sciences Newsline -- July 8, 2008
Stink bugs are on the march across Pennsylvania (:46)
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Suggested Intro:
THEY'RE BIG, THEY'RE DISTINCTIVELY AROMATIC, AND THEY'RE COMING TO A HOME NEAR YOU. STINK BUGS ARE ON THE MOVE ACROSS PENNSYLVANIA AND AN INSECT EXPERT IN PENN STATE'S COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES SAYS WE SHOULD GET READY FOR A LONG STAY.GARY ABDULLAH HAS MORE:
Story:
(:18) HOMES IN EASTERN PENNSYLVANIA ARE BEING OVERRUN BY STINK BUGS, A HARMLESS INSECT THAT RELEASES A PINE-LIKE SCENT WHEN STEPPED ON. WHILE SOME VARIETIES OF THE BUG ARE NATIVE TO THE STATE, PENN STATE URBAN ENTOMOLOGIST STEVE JACOBS SAYS THIS VERSION IS ACTUALLY AN INVASIVE SPECIES FROM ASIA THAT REALLY LIKES ITS NEW HOME:
Jacobs Actuality:
(:17) "THE STINK BUG THAT'S CAUSING ALL THE TROUBLE IN PENNSYLVANIA AND ADJOINING STATES IS A NEW SPECIES TO THIS PART OF THE WORLD. BECAUSE IT'S NOW BEGINNING TO OCCUPY A NEW NICHE AND NONE OF ITS PREDATORS AND PARASITES AND DISEASES HAVE FOLLOWED IT, THE POPULATIONS HAVE JUST BALLOONED IN THE AREAS WHERE IT'S MOVED INTO."(:13) JACOBS SAYS STINK BUGS WILL PROBABLY MULTIPLY ACROSS THE ENTIRE STATE, JUST AS ASIAN LADY BEETLES DID. FOR A FREE FACT SHEET ON STINK BUGS, CONTACT YOUR COUNTY PENN STATE COOPERATIVE EXTENSION OFFICE. I'M GARY ABDULLAH.
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