New Jersey is having one of its warmest winters on record. Will that play a role in the arrival of pesky insects?
, with eggs starting to hatch during the real spring season instead of the winter months.
Eshenaur said it’s “not unheard of that a few in any clutch of eggs might hatch early.” But the tiny nymphs that emerge probably won’t survive, because of the lack of foliage to feed on. And also because winter isn’t over yet, so there could be some cold snaps before spring arrives. “They would not survive any freezing temperatures and lack of green growth to feed upon,” Hamilton said.— usually emerge from their winter sleeping spots inside houses in March and April. But Hamilton thinks it is unlikely our warm winter weather will drive these foul-smelling insects out earlier, because temperatures aren’t the only factor.The brown marmorated stink bug, a winged pest from Asia that is eating crops and infesting U.S. homes, including many in New Jersey.
Stink bugs didn’t show up in the United States until the late 1990s in Allentown, Pennsylvania. It’s believed they came over in shipping crates from China or Japan. They are most prevalent in the eastern region of America.
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