The term fungal keratitis refers to a corneal infection caused by fungi. One type of fungus that can infect the cornea is Fusarium. When Fusarium infects the cornea, the eye disease is referred to as Fusarium keratitis.
Marmorated stink bugs are well on their way to becoming an agricultural pest and a nuisance to homeowners, who frankly donât wish to share their homes with the lower orders. First identified in Milford in 1999, stink bugs are now found throughout New Jersey. During warm weather, they are busy making more stink bugs, feeding on home and orchard crops and lurking in evergreens, especially spruce, pine, hemlock and fir.
This is why the USDA is involved in reducing or eradicating the pests, which unintentionally came to the USA from Asia back in the 1990s. Stink bugs do have natural predators, but they haven't kept up with the size of the stink bug populations, she says. There are many more stink bugs than predators. Research continues into how a tiny parasitic wasp from Asia could help reduce the stink bug population, Leskey adds.