Annals of Ecology March 12, 2018 Issue
When Twenty-Six Thousand Stinkbugs Invade Your Home
These uniquely versatile bugs are decimating crops and infiltrating houses all across the country. Will we ever be able to get rid of them?
By Kathryn Schulz
About Peter J Jentsch
Peter J. Jentsch serves the mid-Hudson Valley pome fruit, grape and vegetable growers as the Senior Extension Associate in the Department of Entomology for Cornell University’s Hudson Valley Laboratory located in Highland, NY. He provides regional farmers with information on insect related research conducted on the laboratory’s 20-acre research farm for use in commercial and organic fruit and vegetable production.
Peter is a graduate of the University of Nebraska with a Masters degree in Entomology. He is presently focusing on invasive insect species, monitoring in the urban environment and commercial agricultural production systems throughout the state