(Wines&Vines) - Brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive insect first detected in the Northeast in 1998, continues its flight across North America. The pest recently was found at a riparian site near Penticton in British Columbia’s southern Okanagan Valley.

Originally from Asia, the stink bug has become a leading cause of damage to tree fruits on the East Coast. Its detection in the Okanagan is the first in a major fruit-producing area of British Columbia, although there are signs that it may have become established in pockets of the province’s Lower Mainland. Vancouver is the country’s busiest port of entry, and several bugs have been intercepted on incoming shipments in recent years.