BMSB and kudzu bug distribution maps for the week ending August 27, 2015

Brown marmorated stink bug and kudzu bug were found in soybean in several additional Virginia counties this week–please refer to the distribution maps below.  Fields at or above the BMSB threshold of 3 to 5 total adults + medium and large nymphs in a 2-minute visual count were found in the following counties:  Bedford (12 BMSB per sample), Shenandoah (8 BMSB), Nelson (4 BMSB) and Henry (3 BMSB).   Thanks to our scouts Ed Seymore and Jamie Hogue, and to ANR Agent Scott Reiter for their reports this week.  BMSB_map_27_Aug_2015KB_map_26_Aug_2015