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Why little bug is causing stink


LOCAL scientists are on a mis- sion to sniff outAsian stink bugs before they lay waste to British crops. The pests, which are properly


known as brown marmorated stink bugs, originated in eastern Asia and are thought to have spread around the globe through international shipping containers. They caused alarmin European


agricultural circles when they were first identified in Switzer- land, and they have now been spotted in Greece, Italy,Germany and France. They have since caused “significant damage to crops”


mainland


Europe. They also surfaced in Australia


and NewZealand lastmonth. Scientists at East Malling Re-


search say it is just a matter of time before the species settles on UK shores. Entomologist Dr Glen Powell


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said: “We’ve long been at the fore- front of finding, and developing, practical control strategies for newly-arriving pest species. “It is likely this is a ‘when’ not


‘if’ pest species, as there have al- ready been a couple of instances on imported timber.” East Malling’s horticultural re-


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searchers and crop specialists at Berry Garden Growers, say they have beenmonitoring seven fruit- growing sites in south east Eng- land, using traps containing stink bug pheromones. “As an industry, we need to be


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ready to mitigate potential dam- age by this pest, which causes major damage to crops by eating the foliage of fruit, vegetable and ornamental crops,” said Dr Pow- ell. This particular stink bug, one of a group which takes its name from the pungent odour it emits when handled, is listed on theUK Plant Health Risk Register.


Some of the volunteers who took part in the charity sleepathon Fundraising lying down


FUNDRAISERS have hit on a novel way to raise money… staying in bed for the day. Ten supporters of Maidstone-


based charity, theWonderful Foun- dation, camped out in a furniture store at South Aylesford Retail Park for 24 hours in December. They were taking part in a cam-


paign to raise £5,000 to help pay for bedding at an orphanage in


Malawi, and at a winter shelter for the homeless inMaidstone. Fundraisers collected donations


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