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JOURNAL" CONTINUES. HOST: WILL BE
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TALKING ABOUT FEDERAL OFFICE TO COMBAT THE STINK BUG, BUT TO HELP US UNDERSTAND THIS ISSUE WE HAVE A REGULATORY AND INDUSTRY AFFAIRS AUTHORITY WITH THE...
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BECAME IMPORTANT LAST YEAR, EVEN THOUGH IT HAS BEEN IN THE U.S. SINCE ABOUT THE MID-1990'S. IT HAS BUILT UP A POPULATION, PARTICULARLY IN THE MID-ATLANTIC...
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THE USF ASSOCIATION. TALK ABOUT THE LOSS IN TERMS OF MONEY AND THE ASSISTANCE YOU'RE LOOKING FOR FROM THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT. GUEST: WE ESTIMATE
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THE TOTAL COST OF ABOUT $37 MILLION. IN TERMS OF THE ECONOMIC IMPACT, YOU COULD MULTIPLIED BY FIVE BECAUSE OF THE RELATIONSHIP IN TERMS OF THE RETAIL...
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HOST: WE WILL TALK TO TRACY LESKEY AND A FEW SECONDS, MARK SEETIN, WHAT ARE APPLE-GROWERS DOING TO COME BACK THIS STINK BUG IN TERMS OF PESTICIDES? WHAT...
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GREAT DEBT THAT WE ALL TO THE RESEARCHERS IN THE AREA AND TRACY LESKEY AND HER TEAM, BECAUSE THEY ARE REALLY UNDER THE GUN OF HAVING THE PAST ATTACKED...
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THE EMPLOYER ASSOCIATION CALLING ON CONGRESS TO ACT AND WHAT DO YOU HOPE THEY COULD DO? GUEST: WE
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FIRST THOUGHT THAT THE ALLOCATION OF FUNDING RESOURCES TO THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE -- SAYS SCIENTISTS HAVE THE RESOURCES TO ADDRESS THIS TEST...
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THANK YOU FOR BEING ON THE PROGRAM, AND HOW DID THIS DIDN'T UNDERSTANDING OF THE BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG. -- AND FOR HELPING US UNDERSTAND THE BRAUN...
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WANT TO SIT THANK YOU 2 TRACY LESKEY. HOST: THANK YOU FOR BEING OF THE PHONE WITH US. GUEST: THANK YOU. GUEST:HOST: WE WILL CONTINUE
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OUR CONVERSATION WITH KEVIN HACKETT. WHAT IS THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT'S ROLE IN COMBATING A SPECIES LIKE THE STINK BUG? GUEST: MARK SEETIN AND THE
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U.S. APPLE INDUSTRY, THIS IS NATIONAL CITIZENSHIP DAY, AND WE INTERACT WITH WHICH WE DEPEND ON THE INTERACTION WITH GROWERS -- WE DEPEND ON THE INTERACTION...
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TO MENTION THAT KEVIN HACKETT IS WITH THE USDA'S AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE, THE SENIOR PROGRAM -- SENIOR NATIONAL PROGRAM LEADER. WHY IS THIS A GOVERNMENT...
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ALL WORKING ON THIS TOGETHER, ACTUALLY. IT IS CERTAINLY THE IRRESPONSIBILITY OF THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT WITH ITS INFRASTRUCTURE OF SCIENCE -- CERTAINLY...
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TRACY LESKEY IS A RESEARCH ENTOMOLOGIST WITH THE USDA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE. TALK ABOUT THE SCIENCE OF THE STINK BUG. WHAT IS IT, WHERE DID...
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STINK BUG IS A NATIVE OF JAPAN, KOREA, AND TAIWAN. IT IS NOT NATIVE TO NORTH AMERICA. AS WE WERE TALKING ABOUT PREVIOUSLY, THIS PARTICULAR INSECT HAS...
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THE STINK BUG NOT BEEN SUSCEPTIBLE TO THE VARIOUS TYPES OF PESTICIDES? GEE, SOME OF THE INTERESTING THINGS ABOUT THE INSECT -- GUEST: SOME OF THE
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INSTANT THINGS ABOUT THE INSECT IS THE MOVEMENT PATTERN. IT COMES INTO CROP AREAS AND ORCHARDS. IT FORGES ACTIVELY. IT MIGHT NOT BE PRESENT IN AN ORCHARD...
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IT GOT TO THE UNITED STATES FROM THE FAR EAST? GUEST: THIS IS MOST LIKELY
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AN ACCIDENTAL INTRODUCTION. IT WAS ORIGINALLY DETECTED IN THE ALLENTOWN REGION OF PENNSYLVANIA IN THE MID-TO-LATE 1990'S. THE FIRST OFFICIAL RECORD THAT...
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KEVIN HACKETT AND TRACY LESKEY OF THE AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE AT THE USDA ABOUT THE PROBLEMS BEING CAUSED IN OUR CROPS FROM THE BROWN MARMORATED...
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LEAD TO HEAR FROM FARMERS AND PEOPLE THAT GROW OUR FOOD. OUR FIRST CALL COMES FROM MISSOURI ON OUR LINE FOR INDEPENDENCE. -- INDEPENDENTS' LINE. CALLER:...
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THIS ON YOUR PROGRAM, BUT I AM A FARMER HERE, AND THE QUESTION I HAVE WHILE I'M ON THE LINE, IS IS IT STILL CONSIDERED THE SQUASH BETEL AS WELL? HOST:...
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TWO THE SAME SPECIES? -- YOU MEAN ARE THE TWO THE SAME SPECIES? GUEST: IT IS A
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SEPARATE AND DISTINCT SPECIES. HOST:
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HOW WOULD YOU RECOGNIZE THE DIFFERENCE? GUEST: WITH
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THE BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG, ONE OF THE KEY CHARACTERISTICS ARE THE WHITE STRIPES, AND SQUASH BUGS ARE MORE ELONGATED. HOST: LINDA ON OUR LINE FOR...
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TRIED THE LADY BUG? I KNOW THEY USE OTHER SPECIES TO EAT OTHER SPECIES, AND I WAS WONDERING IF YOU USED THE LADY BUG TO SEE IF IT COULD EAT THAT SPECIES...
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IT SOUNDS AND HE MIGHT HAVE HAD SOME EXPERIENCE USING LADY BUGS. CALLER: I HAVE,
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AND ALSO JUST A REGULAR SOAPY WATER. I HAVE SEEN THEM AROUND HERE ON MY HAWAIIAN PLANTS. I THOUGHT IT WAS A TICK OF SOME SORT. HAVING ANIMALS, I WAS WORRIED....
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INTERESTING THINGS THAT WE HEAR FROM PEOPLE IS THAT FED JUVENILE STAGES OF THE ADULT ARE TICK-LIKE IN APPEARANCE. THE LADY BUG MIGHT COMPETE ON THE...
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ON OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. CALLER: FIRST OFF, HE
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GOOD MORNING, AMERICA. I AM CONCERNED ABOUT THE ATTITUDE OF AMERICANS SEEM TO HAVE ABOUT THE UNITED STATES GOVERNMENT. WE HAVE ANOTHER -- WE HAVE MANY...
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RUNNING OFF THE RAILS. BARBARA, ON OUR LINE FOR REPUBLICANS. YOU ARE ON THE WASHINGTON JOURNAL. CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING. I WAS VISITING MY DAUGHTER BLUE RIDGE MOUNTAINS AREA, AND IT WAS EARLY SPRING, AND I HAVE NOTICED HER WHOLE HOUSE, THE BACKSIDE WAS COVERED...
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YOU FOR THE CALL. KEVIN HACKETT OF THE USDA AGRICULTURAL RESEARCH SERVICE. WHAT IS THE USDA BEEN DOING AS FAR AS TRACKING THE MOVEMENT OF THE BROWN MARMORATED...
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EXTENSIVE SERVICE SYSTEM IN PLACE. THAT KIND OF WHETHER THE DETECTIVE IN THE FIRST PLACE FAIRLY EARLY ON. -- WEB DETECTED IT IN THE FIRST PLACE FAIRLY...
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OF PROGRESS HAVE YOU HEAD, OR WHAT KIND OF INVESTIGATIONS HAVE YOU HAD LOOKING AT WHAT ITS NATURAL PREDATORS WERE IN THE FAR EAST, AND HOW THEY MIGHT...
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WE HAVE OVERSEAS LAVATORIES AND WE USE THEM TO LOOK AND CALL LEFT MATCH -- COLLECT NATURAL ENEMIES OF THE INSECT, AND WE FIND OUT WHERE TO GO WITH OUR...
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A DISCUSSION ON THE BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG WITH KEVIN HACKETT AND TRACY LESKEY. OUR LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. YOU ARE NEXT. CALLER: I AM A PERSON
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THAT LIKES TO STUDY BUGS. I HAVE USED MY MAGNIFYING GLASS. IT LOOKS TICKET PREHISTORIC ANIMAL TO ME. -- IT LOOKS LIKE A PREHISTORIC ANIMAL TO ME. WHAT...
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A PLANT FEEDER. WE HAD OCCASIONAL REPORTS. THEY ACCIDENTLY HAVE APPROACHED PEOPLE OCCASIONALLY, BUT THAT LEAVES BEHIND A SMALL MARK, BUT THOSE OF BEEN...
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NEXT CALL COMES FROM EDGEWOOD, MARYLAND. DANA, OUR LINE FOR REPUBLICANS. CALLER: I WAS WONDERING IF
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YOU WOULD TO ANY PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENTS BECAUSE I STARTED SEEING THEM ABOUT TWO YEARS AGO HERE IN MARYLAND AROUND DIFFERENT FRUIT TREES IN PEOPLE'S...
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OUT TEST ALERTS. THERE ARE ALSO WEBSITES. THE UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND EXTENSION SERVICE AS AN IMPORTED WEBSITE ONE CAN GO TO. HOST: WHAT IS IPM? GUEST:...
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PEST MANAGEMENT. HOST: IF
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THERE ARE ANY FARMERS THERE WANT TO TALK TO US AND GET INVOLVED IN THE DISCUSSION, YOUR NUMBER IS 202? -- 202- HOST: OR LINE FOR
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INDEPENDENCE. FLOYD, YOU ARE ON "THE WASHINGTON JOURNAL." CALLER: IT ACTUALLY
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ATE MY GRAPE LEAF, AND I HAVE TRIED DIFFERENT THINGS. THE ONLY THING I HAVE SEEN SO FAR THAT DOES NOT SEEM -- IT DOES NOT WANT TO ATTACK IS THE TOMATO....
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THE PREFERRED HOST ON SOME PLANTS IN GREATER PLANTS THAN OTHERS. USING THOSE REALLY ATTRACTIVE HOSTS AS A MECHANISM TO LURE THEM TO RETICULAR CROP TO...
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ANY INITIAL INDICATION WHY THEY ARE ATTRACTED TO APPLE'S PRIMARILY? WE HAVE HEARD CALLERS TALKING ABOUT GRAPES AND WE HAVE PICTURES OF THEM ON CORN, BUT...
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IS TRYING TO UNDERSTAND THEIR MOVEMENT PATTERNS THROUGH THIS SEASON. WE SEE AN APPLE, FOR EXAMPLE, THERE WILL BE SEEN ON THE DALLAS. FRUIT, BUT IT SEEMS...
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RESEARCH ENTOMOLOGIST AND KEVIN HACKETT IS ALSO WITH THE USDA RESEARCH SERVICE. BACK TO THE FUNDS. MERIDIAN, MISSISSIPPI, YOU ARE ON "WASHINGTON JOURNAL."
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CALLER: THE REASON THE GOVERNMENT IS INVOLVED IN THIS IS BECAUSE OF THEIR REGULATIONS RESTRICTING ALL OF THE CHEMICALS THAT WE CAN USE TO RID OURSELVES...
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MULBERRY TREES. FIX MIMED DISEASE. HOST: WHAT IS THAT? CALLER:
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IT IS LIKE AN AFRICAN CHICKEN. HOST: KEVIN HACKETT,
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CAN YOU ADDRESS HER CONCERNS? GUEST: A LOT OF BIRDS DO EAT
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THE MARK SEETIN -- BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG. BUT WE NEED OTHER TECHNIQUES AS WELL. HOST: IOWA, GO AHEAD.
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CALLER: HOW THEY HANDLE A PROBLEM OF WHERE THE BUGS ORIGINATE FROM? WHAT IS THE RATIO OF THE ENTOMOLOGISTS TO THE FARMERS IN THE USDA TO FIGURE THIS...
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HAVE WE BEEN ABLE TO CUT OFF THE INFLUX OF MORE BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUGS? CALLER: -- GUEST:
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THEY ARE ESTABLISHED IN THIS COUNTRY AND THEY WILL NOT BE ERADICATED. WE CAN ONLY LEARN TO MANAGE THE BUG AT A LEVEL THAT IS NOT HARMFUL TO THE CONSUMER,...
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CHANGES MADE IN THE SYSTEM? WE BELIEVE THEY CAME HERE FROM THE FAR EAST. ARE THERE NOW ITEMS IN PLACE, PROCESSES IN PLACE TO KEEP MORE OF THEM FROM COMING...
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IN PROGRESS. CUSTOMS AND BORDER PROTECTION DOES EXCELLENT JOB TO STOP AND SEX FROM COMING IN EVERY YEAR WE HAVE PEOPLE STATIONED OVERSEAS THAT LOOKED...
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DAVID, FROM MICHIGAN. YOU ARE ON "WASHINGTON JOURNAL." CALLER: GOOD
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MORNING. YEARS AGO, BACK WHEN I WAS FARMING IN CORN, WE HAD WON AN INSECTICIDE THAT WAS PROBABLY ONE OF THE WORLD'S MOST ARE INSECTICIDES THAT KILLED...
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LONGER REGISTERED FOR YEARS. WE ARE LOOKING FOR SUBSTANCES THAT THE EPA HAS REGISTERED AND LOOKING AT THOSE MATERIALS DEFINED ACTIVE INGREDIENTS THAT...
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ONE OF THE EARLIER CALLERS MENTIONED DTD. GUEST: WE HAVE MANY
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THAT ARE EFFECTIVE, SO THE NEXT PIECE OF INFORMATION WE NEED TO UNDERSTAND MORE POORLY IS THE BASIC BIOLOGY AND BEHAVIOR. AS WE DEVELOP MORE INFORMATIONS...
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INCLUDE DTD. HOST: HERE IN WASHINGTON
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COUNTY, WE ARE JUST OVER RUN WITH STINK BUGS. SHE HAS KILLED LITERALLY THOUSANDS OF THEM. THIS YEAR, SHE IS USING THE NEW RESCUE TRAPS OUTSIDE THAT HAVE...
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DESIGNED TO BASICALLY ATTRACTIVE AND TRAP THESE INSECTS. THEY HAVE BEEN AVAILABLE ATTRACTANT IN THEM. IT DOES CAPTURE MANY INSECTS AND MANY BROWN MARMORATED...
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SAID SHE CHASED THEM OUT BASED CONFIRMATION SHE FOUND ONLINE. BACK TO THE PHONES IN LYNCHBURG, VA., ON THE LINE FOR DEMOCRATS. CALLER: WE
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HAVE A FRIEND TO MOVE TO CALIFORNIA FROM LYNCHBURG AND HAD HER STUFF IN A STORAGE UNIT FOR TWO YEARS. SHE GOT A MESSAGE FROM HER REAL ESTATE AGENT TO...
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ARE ESTABLISHED IN CALIFORNIA AND IN MANY STATES ACROSS THE COUNTRY. IT IS UNFORTUNATE IN THIS SITUATION THAT WE ALREADY HAVE PROBLEMS FOR THE GROWERS...
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SEE ON THIS MAP THAT THE SEVERE AGRICULTURAL NUISANCE PROBLEMS REPORTED ARE IN THE ATLANTIC COAST AREA, PENNSYLVANIA, MARYLAND, WEST VIRGINIA, VIRGINIA,...
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MID-ATLANTIC REGION WHERE WE HAVE EXPERIENCED THE GREATEST PROBLEM, THEY HAVE HAD TIME TO ESTABLISH POPULATIONS THAT HAVE BEEN A PROBLEM, NOT ONLY FOR...
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THE INDEPENDENT LINE FROM PITTSBURGH, PENNSYLVANIA. HOW ARE YOU DOING? CALLER: I HAVE A VERY
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NICE GARDEN, SO I AM REALLY INTERESTED IN THESE STINK BUGS. THIS IS FOR SURE, BUT THERE WERE STINK BUGS ON THE SIDE OF MY HOUSE, AND I FOUND A REALLY...
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TRACK FROM PITTSBURGH. ENTOMOLOGIST TRACY LESKEY. GUEST: SOME OF
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THE GENERAL CREDITORS WILL EAT THESE STINK BUGS. WHAT YOU ARE DESCRIBING IS ENHANCING BIOLOGICAL CONTROL COME WHETHER WE ENHANCE A LOT OF A PARTICULAR...
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THE LONG-TERM CONCERNS OF INCREASING THE NUMBERS OF PRAYING MANTIS OR WASPS IN THIS CASE TO GO AFTER THE BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG? ONCE THEY ARE ALL...
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WOULD BE VERY SPECIFIC AGAINST THE BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG. IF THEY HAVE NO STINK BUGS TO EAT, THEN THEY DISAPPEAR. THE PRAYING MANTIS IS A GENERAL...
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BEEN A SWEEPING THEM UP AND EMPTYING THEM. WHAT ARE THE DANGERS? WHAT ALTERNATIVES ARE THERE? SHOULD WE NOT DO THIS? WE NEED TO GET THEM OFF OF THE HOUSE...
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DUST BUSTER IS A GOOD WAY TO PICK THEM UP. YOU CAN ALSO MAKE A TRAP. IF THERE ARE A FEW BUGS COME YOU CAN MAKE A TRAP USING A LITER SODA BOTTLE AND...
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HOST: WE WILL LEAVE IT THERE. KEVIN HACKETT AND TRACY LESKEY HAVE BEEN OUR GUESTS TALKING TO US ABOUT THE BROWN MARMORATED STINK BUG. THEIR BOAT WITH...
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