Stink bug
scouted June 12, 2025
- Background
- Corn was scouted in Bertie county and insect presence was reported.
- Conclusion
- Stink bugs were reported to be found in the field. In North Carolina, the brown stink bug is the primary pest. They can cause three kinds of damage, in early vegetative stages plant can be stunted, or plants can be killed, in the pre-tasselling stage ears can be crooked and have missing kernels and in the reproductive stages kernels size and weight can be reduced and secondary pathogens can be introduced leading to aflatoxin or fumonisin contamination.