Talk:Brown marmorated stink bug

Stats
Intresting: access: Sept. Okt. Nov. —Preceding unsigned comment added by Itu (talk • contribs) 12:51, 9 November 2010 (UTC)

"live for years?"
The article cites "...they can live for years" but I see very little (if any) authoritative discussion of the FULL life cycle of the bug in any of the references. There is much discussion of how it breeds, lays eggs, matures, but nothing about any form of natural death that suggests it can live for years. Most bugs don't live more than a year - so how long an adult can live is very important in controlling its population. I believe life cycle goes from cradle to grave - so let's find out how to control and kill these things on a massive scale.--71.245.164.83 (talk) 01:01, 5 January 2011 (UTC)


 * Found a couple of sources. looks like the life span is from several months to a year.  Will makes changes. MartinezMD (talk) 00:33, 28 April 2011 (UTC)

Consumption
Is there some way to consume these bugs? They taste like crunchy bitter cilantro, too rough...is there a preparation that makes them more palatable? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 98.16.115.229 (talk) 21:52, 14 May 2011 (UTC)
 * I don't know of any, but if you find a reliable source, you can add it.MartinezMD (talk) 23:56, 14 May 2011 (UTC)

2010 population increase
I read the first statement, then the "citation needed" tag, and I wanted to flip shit. Look, I have no interest in getting involved in the editorial wars on this site so I'm not going to even bother to edit and get insta-reverted. But when someone makes a specific claim without citing a respectable source, why do you even leave it up? Put it somewhere else until a citation is received.

This is the real problem with wikipedia. You don't leave the burden of proof with the editor, and even when someone demands it you leave the claim up (but hey, "citation needed", right?). 72.95.136.169 (talk) 04:10, 23 September 2011 (UTC)


 * The beauty of Wikipedia is that you can insert a reference. Light a candle instead of cursing the darkness.  Two references now inserted.MartinezMD (talk) 15:46, 23 September 2011 (UTC)

Pest Status
I am Chris Gonzales, a writer at Cornell University in the Northeastern Integrated Pest Management Center. I would like to propose a couple of edits, but I thought I would introduce myself to the "regulars" who have put together this fine page about the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB).

First, in the opening paragraph, regarding the pest status of the insect, I propose, "BMSB has been detected in 40 states in the United States, posing severe agricultural problems in six states and nuisance problems in thirteen others." My source:

http://www.stopbmsb.org/where-is-bmsb/state-by-state/

Second, under Behavior:

"Researchers have published a list of 170 plants that the brown marmorated stink bug uses for food and reproduction."

Source:

http://www.stopbmsb.org/where-is-bmsb/host-plants/

Since I'm new to Wikipedia, I thought I would talk here before editing to avoid offense. I do work on the StopBMSB.org website, a key outreach tool of the 50 scientists from 10 institutions researching brown marmorated stink bug. Please let me know what you think of these proposed additions. I do think these statements offer helpful new information about the pest.

Cg496atcornell.edu (talk) 16:33, 17 July 2013 (UTC)


 * Hi, Chris. You are most welcome to contribute! I do have a couple of concerns:
 * I am a little worried about the article becoming a little US-centric. I would suggest that your proposed addition with respect to the status should come in the US-related section, rather than the opening paragraph.
 * I would urge you to read WP:V, paying particular attention to the WP:SPS section.
 * Personally, I think the StopBMSB website is an excellent resource and an example of a good reliable source that we can use on this article. I would not have any objection to you editing the article and using it as a reference, but it is possible that some editors may object. If that should happen, you could always suggest changes on this talk page (as you have done above) and allow other editors to implement them, thus eliminating any potential conflict of interest. -- Scjessey (talk) 18:11, 17 July 2013 (UTC)

tomato pests
These $%#$!! critters are very destructive in tomato gardens, too. Should be pointed out/cited. HammerFilmFan (talk) 12:37, 23 August 2013 (UTC)
 * If you can find a suitable reference, by all means add something. -- Scjessey (talk) 23:22, 23 August 2013 (UTC)

In Canada, too...
Hi - I just moved to Nova Scotia and found what I thought was some strange raspberry fruit on my land - being disturbed, they moved and I saw they were bugs. I finally found that they were brown marmorated stink bugs. I called the NS Agriculture dept. and someone came to pick them up for study. Since then, I've found two more bunches which I gleefully murdered. I have some nice photos (before the crime lol) and would like to post them to this article - how do I go about doing this?

Thanks.

Cat (cdentremont@hotmail.com)

Here much longer than 1998
We used to get these in our house in 1985 when I was in high school in Maryland, so they have been here at least 13 years longer than this article claims.Kcherrix123 (talk) 21:28, 3 November 2015 (UTC) kcherrix
 * There are many species of similar-appearing shield bugs. If it had a huge presence in 1985 I would think it would've been well documented.MartinezMD (talk) 01:53, 4 November 2015 (UTC)

Well then,the "Brown marmorated stink bug" is real new comer. We had "stink bugs" in North Texas in the late 1950's. If I wasn't a young kid I would have written a paper on them for my Doctorate............C.Capers 8/19/2019 — Preceding unsigned comment added by 70.122.215.182 (talk) 00:30, 20 August 2019 (UTC)


 * Correct. That's why there're two sources documenting it. MartinezMD (talk) 00:43, 20 August 2019 (UTC)
 * I grew up in west Texas (born in the 1951) and saw these insects regularly. 174.82.116.44 (talk) 17:21, 28 March 2022 (UTC)

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