Biggest ever stink bug invasion to come in Hungary

Because of the second generation of the invading species, the number of insects swarming into homes can skyrocket.

In the first days of autumn, almost every family has to deal with dozens or even hundreds of brown marmorated stink bugs in Hungary, 24.hu reported. This is a species that arrived in Hungary only a few years ago, and apart from the fact that they are very disturbing for everybody,

they can cause unbelievable damages in agriculture.

According to the calculations of 24.hu, Hungary still has one month until the invasion of stink bugs begins, but certain signs are foretelling that this year’s swarm will be bigger than ever before.

Before, it was an important task to map the proliferation of the bugs, but today, that is not necessary anymore because, between 2016 and 2018, it became apparent that the species is present everywhere in the country. Therefore, the scientific work concentrates on protection, said Dr Gábor Vétek, associate professor of the Department of Entomology, Faculty of Horticultural Science of the Szent István University. 

There are some swarming centres, for example, in Budapest, Debrecen, Győr, Pécs, or Szolnok, where the number of bugs is very high, but they are almost everywhere in the country. There are places where one can

collect a handful of them in only a couple of minutes.