Tag: Trissolcus japonicus

brown marmorated stink bug - Halyomorpha halys - close-up

In Search for Better Stink Bug Management, Scientists Look Up

A parasitoid wasp from Asia offers promise for biological control of the brown marmorated stink bug in North America, but new research suggests that monitoring efforts using primarily ground-level traps may be looking in the wrong place.

Entomology Today January 10, 2019 Leave a Comment

Why Taxonomic Preparedness is Critical for Invasive Species Response

The story of "Team Trissolcus," insect taxonomists who sprang into action to identify the parasitoid wasps that might help us fight the invasive brown marmorated stink bug.

Natural Born Stink Bug Killer Found in Washington State

Since 2007, the U.S. Department of Agriculture has been directing studies of a tiny Asian wasp called Trissolcus japonicus. These wasps are parasitoids of the brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha […]