Rally – New York State Horticultural Society

Grow NY Farm Rally

There will be two bus pickup available. One in Batavia at Exit 48, Farm Credit East -pick up at 6:30 a.m.

The other will be in Waterloo at Exit 41, Petro Parking Lot – Pick up at 7:30 a.m.

*Other sites may be added if needed.

Please contact if you would like to participate, especially if you would like a bus ride.

Let us know if you would like to help but can’t make the rally.

Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys, Stal) (BMSB) is an invasive species which causes economically significant damage to tree fruit, vegetable, ornamental and field crops. This pest was first discovered in the US in eastern Pennsylvania in the late 1990s but has subsequently spread to over 40 states including many where fruit production is widespread (citation for BMSB first detection (Hoebeke and Carter 2003)“StopBMSB.org” 2020). Initially, stink bugs were primarily a nuisance pest for homeowners who ombatted populations invading their homes each fall (Nielsen and Hamilton 2009). However, damage from
BMSB feeding was soon observed in commercial orchards and by the late 2000s, this pest was a growing concern for fruit growers in the Mid-Atlantic states. Currently, BMSB is considered a serious pest of tree fruit within the US, causing major damage to apples, pears and especially peaches (Holtz and Kamminga 2010).

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Grow NY Farm Rally

Summer 2020