Backyard Bug Patrol Discusses Why Rockville Now Sees Fewer Stink Bugs

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Backyard Bug Patrol, based in Great Falls, Virginia, has published a new blog entry exploring the factors that may have led to lower stink bug numbers this year in Rockville, Maryland. The local pest control company is among the most experienced of their peers in Virginia, having served several communities in the state for many years. Over the course of their work, they have repeatedly demonstrated a deep commitment to their clients. More information on the company is available here: http://backyardbugpatrol.com.

Stink bugs are far from a welcome tenant in anyone's home, and their absence comes as good news to the residents of Great Falls. Currently, the Maryland area is experiencing a significant decrease in the number of stink bugs in the area, and while there are several theories about the cause of this phenomenon, most locals are left wondering as to what caused this seemingly wonderful occurrence. In order to answer these concerns, Backyard Bug Patrol has put together an article to shed light on this topic for their followers. They hope to halt the spread of misinformation and help their readers separate fact from fiction.

According to Backyard Bug Patrol, one of the theories that has been put forward to explain the reduction in stink bug numbers is lower temperatures in the area (influenced by climate change). Earlier this year, the climate phenomenon denominated as the Polar Vortex, along with the subzero temperatures that this brought forth, inspired several studies on how it would affect the flora and fauna all across the country, showing results which said that 95% of stink bugs across the country were negatively affected.

However, the company cautions that these conclusions are inaccurate since they were based on old research with outdated data, which, even at the time, would not have translated to real-world scenarios. While this does not entirely discard the possibility that the shift in temperatures is what led to the reduction in stink bug numbers, it remains one of the less plausible options.

Discarding this possibility, Backyard Bug Patrol states that there may be another cause for the reduction in stink bugs in Maryland. Stink bugs may have fallen victim to a new predator that they have very little defense against, leading to a drastic drop in their numbers as they are easy to hunt. The population of stink bugs in Maryland has decreased significantly since the local discovery of the samurai wasp in 2014, showing that there may be a correlation between these two events. This theory is backed up by Paula Shrewsbury, a professor of entomology at the University of Maryland, who studied this phenomenon closely and noticed that the samurai wasp population had been growing there since it arrived in 2014. Furthermore, these wasps have a tendency to attack brown marmorated stink bug eggs. More information on this is available here: https://backyardbugpatrol.com/maryland/montgomery/fewer-stink-bugs-rockville-md.

While this seems to be the definitive answer to the mystery of what happened to the stink bugs in Maryland, Backyard Bug Patrol states that efforts to combat the stink bug population may have been hampered this year. According to the company, the government shutdown that occurred earlier this year may have slowed efforts to further reduce the local population of stink bugs. This is because researchers that are funded by agencies like the USDA had their hands tied due to the shutdown.

They note that while some researchers were not denied access to their laboratories entirely, they could not do any studies or mail their invasive stink bugs from their colonies to other researchers who wanted them, hobbling efforts to find a defense against the growing farm pest. Backyard Bug Patrol states that this certainly delayed the advancement of crucial research to help devise a strategy to combat this pest in farmlands and other environments. The company hopes that there will not be a repeat of this in the months and years to come.

Backyard Bug Patrol invites readers to reach out to them as they offer professional pest control services in several locations across the state of Virginia. Interested parties can view the company's location and coverage of their services through the following link: https://goo.gl/maps/6zRWtU89Ri82.