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Stinking Here and There: The Painted Bug Bagrada hilaris Goes From Crops to Homes

The sting bug species Bagrada hilaris, sometimes known as the painted bug or bagrada bug, arrived in Chile in 2016 and has quickly become a pest of crops—but, for the first time, it has also begun to infest homes, as reported this month in the Journal of Medical Entomology.

Entomology Today June 28, 2018 Leave a Comment

New Article Reveals Life History Details of the Bagrada Bug

By John P. Roche The bagrada bug, Bagrada hilaris, is a species of stink bug that was introduced into North America in 2008. It feeds on plants of the mustard […]

Odd Oviposition: Video Shows a Bagrada Bug Burying a Single Egg

The Bagrada bug (Bagrada hilaris) is an invasive stink bug that was recently established in North America. Bagrada bugs are known to seriously damage cole crops such as cabbage and […]

Integrated Pest Managment Techniques can Help Control the Bagrada Bug

The Bagrada bug, an invasive stink bug, was discovered in the western hemisphere in 2008 near Los Angeles, CA, presumably introduced via container shipments arriving at the Port of Long […]

Bagrada Bug Biology, Damage, and Control

This video by Surendra Dara, an IPM advisor with UC Cooperative Extension, describes the bagrada bug (Bagrada hilaris), a new invasive pest in Arizona and California. The bagrada bug is […]