Brown marmorated stink bug (Halyomorpha halys [Stål]) is an important polyphagous pest of the Pentatomidae family. It is native to East Asia, from where it spread around the world. Its first appearance in Europe was recorded in 2004 and thirteen years later in Slovenia, near Nova Gorica. Among other important plants, brown marmorated stink bug causes damage on fruit trees, such as apple, pear, peach, kiwi, persimmon and hazel. Chemical control can be used to manage the stink bug and consequently reduce the damage, but its use is questionable, mainly because of mobility and polyphagous nature of the stink bug and also because of the possibility of resistance to the active compounds. The use of technological measures has proven to be an effective and more environmentally friendly solution. This includes the use of exclusion nets, woven so tightly that the stink bug is prevented from accessing fruit trees, essential oils, which act as repellents, the "attract and kill" method, where the main aim is to lure stink bug to an area and then kill it, and trap cropping, where certain plants are used to attract the stink bug, so they stay away from the main plant. In addition, there is also a possibility of biological control, which mainly uses egg parasitoids, predators and enthomopathogens to control this pest.
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