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.
Those stink bugs that creep into your house this time of year were originally from China. They were first spotted in the U.S. in 1996. Those stink bugs that creep into your house this time of year were originally from China.
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.