Continuing from Wednesday…
Finding ways to kill New Jersey stink bugs and those in other locations within the United States is a difficult task says New Jersey pest control experts. Stink bugs have a hard outer shield which enables them to be somewhat pesticide resistant.
When a pest is introduced into a non-native land, it is not uncommon to find that there are no natural predators that are available to help keep the reproduction rates low. Without many natural enemies, the brown marmorated stink bug has been able to multiply and thrive in the United States.
The USDA is currently researching ways of controlling stink bug populations in the United States, but entomologists say that the current $800,000 allotted budget is lacking. Researchers are asking for four times that amount of money to bring on more researchers.
One solution that the USDA is considering to combat the stinky pests is bringing another non-native species into the United States. In other countries, the Trissolcus halyomorphae, which is a tiny parasitic wasp, is a predator of the stink bug. The parasitic wasp lays its eggs inside the stink bugs eggs and then the wasp larvae eats the eggs from the inside out, which is a natural way to control the stink bug population.
Bringing the parasitic wasp into the United States is not a quick fix to our stink bug problem however. In order to implement this natural plan, the USDA would first quarantine the wasps and study them for at least two years before releasing them into our ecosystem.
Until a different solution is hammered out, the only good choice to eliminating your New Jersey stink bugs is to contact a licensed pest control expert. Contact Allison Pest Control to eradicate your stink bugs in Monmouth, Ocean, and Middlesex counties.