ESA member Daniel Suiter, along with his colleagues at the University of Georgia, reported the discovery of an invasive insect that eats kudzu, an invasive weed. The lablab bug, also known as the globular stink bug, could possibly be used to control kudzu. However, it is also a possible agricultural threat because it eats soybeans and other legume crops as well. Click here for the article [2].
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[1] http://media.www.redandblack.com/media/storage/paper871/news/2009/11/30/News/Insects.From.Asia.Found.On.Georgia.Kudzu.Vines-3841268.shtml#5
[2] http://www.redandblack.com/2009/11/30/insects-from-asia-found-on-georgia-kudzu-vines/
[3] http://www.entsoc.org/buzz
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