Friday, January 12, 2007 - 11:30 AM

Stink Bug Distribution Based on Black Light Trap Captures Across North Carolina in Relation to Surrounding Agricultural Host Plant Ratios

Eric L. Blinka, Jack S. Bacheler, J.R. Bradley, and J. W. Van Duyn. North Carolina State University, Research Annex West - A, Campus Box 7630, Raleigh, NC 27695

Black light traps were set up across North Carolina and the surrounding crops at each trap were identified. Arial maps of the black light locations were then examined using ArcMap® to derive crop ratios. These crop ratios were then compared to the capture of green stink bugs at each trap to determine possible crop ratios to insect capture correlations.