News Items tag as: Brown marmorated stink bug

Researchers surprised by prevalence of new invasive stink bugs crawling around the Okanagan
November 22, 2017 - 6:30 PM

OKANAGAN - An invasive species of stink bug appears to be making a home for itself in the Okanagan Valley, where researchers recently found more than 1,000 of them in downtown Kelowna alone.
New insect poses a risk to fruit trees, vineyards, vegetables in South Okanagan
December 05, 2016 - 6:30 PM

PENTICTON - The B.C. Ministry of Agriculture is asking Okanagan residents to be on the lookout for the latest non-native species to enter the B.C., including the South Okanagan, as it seeks winter refuge inside buildings this winter.
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A growing number of Oregon cities vote to ban psychedelic mushroom compound psilocybin
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House of Commons debate over Kelowna housing data reveals the art of the spin
Housing data for Kelowna sparked an exchange between a local Member of Parliament and the federal Housing Minister in the House of Commons earlier this week where statistics were given out of context. Kelowna-Lake Country MP Trac

Researchers surprised by prevalence of new invasive stink bugs crawling around the Okanagan