Join Us!
Invasive Stink Bug
Surveillance and Identification Virtual Workshop
March 4, 2026
9:00 a.m. - 2:30 p.m. PDT
4 WSDA Pesticide Credits
have been requested for this event.
You will receive the Zoom Webinar link after registration.
A reminder email will also be sent 1 hour prior to the start of the webinar.
Webinar will be open 15 minutes prior to the start time
for people to join early and test their audio and video.
EVENT AGENDA
All times are Pacific Time
| 9:00 a.m. – 9:10 a.m. | | | Welcome | ||
| Washington Invasive Species Council Staff | ||||
| 9:10 a.m. – 10:00 a.m. | | | Stink Bugs: An Introduction | ||
| Dr. Richard Zack | ||||
| 10:00 a.m. – 10:50 a.m. | | | Sunn Pest: What Is It and What’s Its Invasive Potential | ||
| Dr. Margaret Skinner and Dr. M. Javahery | ||||
| 10:50 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. | | | Break | ||
| 11:00 a.m. – 11:30 a.m. | | | Brown Marmorated Stink Bug & the Samurai Wasp: Current Status, Seasonal Biology, and Monitoring Practices | ||
| Warren Wong & Joel Bourgeois | ||||
| 11:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m. | | | The Painted Bug Bagrada Hilaris in South America: Invasion Story, Citizen Science and Current Problematics and Perspectives | ||
| Dr. Eduardo Faundez | ||||
| 12:00 p.m. – 1:00p.m. | | | Lunch | ||
| 1:00 p.m. – 1:30 p.m. | | | Kudzu Bug and Other Economically Important Stink Bugs: Biology, Risk, and IPM | ||
| Dr. Benjamin Aigner | ||||
| 1:30 p.m. – 2:00 p.m. | | | An Overview on the Taxonomy of Scelionid Wasps That Parasitize Pentatomoidea | ||
| Dr. Elijah Talamas | ||||
| 2:00 p.m. – 2:30 p.m. | | | How to Report an Invasive Species Sighting, Pesticide Recertification Credits, Closing | ||
| WISC Staff | ||||