Brown marmorated stink bug distribution in Virginia–August 21, 2014 report

BMSB was found in soybean in nine new Virginia counties this past week:  James City, Caroline, Stafford, Culpeper, Fauquier, Nelson, Rockbridge, Henry, and Montgomery.  The highest numbers of BMSB occurred in a Warren field (5 nymphs and 4 adults per 2-minute visual inspection), followed by Augusta (5 nymphs and 1 adult per 2-minute visual), Fauquier (5 nymphs), Buckingham (4 nymphs), James City (3 nymphs, 1 adult), and Appomattox (3 nymphs, 1 adult).  Thanks to our soybean scouts and to Dr. Tom Kuhar for their updates this week.

Map of Virginia counties where brown marmorated stink bug has been found as of August 19, 2014