Volume
56
Issue
7
DOI
10.34068/joe.56.07.12
Abstract
Agricultural regions are under constant threat of attack from invasive species. Washington State University Skagit County Extension encourages agents to use the pest methodology as a guide for ensuring that nonnative insects are quickly detected once introduced into their counties. The key components of this approach include working together with the public, ensuring education of Extension agents and other interested parties, obtaining support through funding and collaborations, and implementing a rigorous trapping protocol. The pest approach was used in capturing the first specimens of the brown marmorated stink bug, Halyomorpha halys (Stål), in Skagit County.
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Recommended Citation
McMoran, D., & Diehl, B. (2018). Pest: A Method for Quickly Detecting Invasive Insects Introduced into an Area. The Journal of Extension, 56(7), Article 12. https://doi.org/10.34068/joe.56.07.12
