Wasps that parasitize brown marmorated stinkbug eggs are being screened in quarantine. Bugwood Apple growers in the Mid-Atlantic region figure they suffered $37 million in crop damage last year caused by the brown marmorated stinkbug, and that’s not counting damage to other fruits such as peaches, grapes, and cherries in the eastern United States. But scientists familiar with the pest say damage could mount into the billions of dollars if the bug becomes prevalent in the major fruit-producing areas of Washington and Oregon, which it looks set to do. “It’s a national disaster,” says Dr. Peter Shearer, head of Oregon […]