The introduction of Halyomorpha halys, the brown marmorated stink bug (BMSB) (Hemiptera: Pentatomidae), in the USA and Europe has disrupted many established fruit, vegetable and row crop Integrated Pest Management (IPM) programs. BMSB poses a profound threat to many crops because of its broad host range, strong dispersal capacity, well-concealed overwintering populations, as well as the fact that biological control from native natural enemies has been limited and very few registered insecticides are considered effective. The need for sensitive biosurveillance and monitoring tools in uninvaded and invaded regions, respectively, as well as alternative management tactics to reduce insecticide inputs has been paramount. The identification of the BMSB pheromone, (3S,6S,7R,10S)-10,11-epoxy-1-bisabolen-3-ol and (3R, 6S,7R,10S)-10,11-epoxy-1-bisabolen-3-ol in a 3.5:1 ratio and pheromone synergist methyl (2E,4E,6Z)-2,4,6-decatrienoate has rapidly propelled the development of these tools and tactics. Pheromone-baited traps deployed with these stimuli have been evaluated across invaded regions in the USA and Europe and in the native range in South Korea. In every case, traps baited with the combination of the BMSB pheromone and pheromone synergist captured greater numbers of BMSB than traps baited either stimulus alone indicating that these trapping systems can be used for worldwide biosurveillance. Moreover, baited traps have been used as sensitive IPM tools to guide management decisions in affected crops such as apple. Finally, these pheromonal stimuli have served as the basis for successful attract and kill programs in affected crops. While refinement of these tools and tactics continue, their use has resulted in significant reductions in insecticide inputs in apple crops, for example, and successful biosurveillance in newly invaded regions.

본 연구는 생명기술이 인간의 통제 및 감시에 어떤 방식으로 이용될 수 있는가를 포착하여 대 중적으로 알리거나 유전공학기술이 바이오산업의 경제적 이득을 위해 어떤 역할을 하고 있는가를 고발하는 바이오아티스트들의 프로젝트들을 다루고 있다. 예를 들어 신체정보를 수집하고 규제하 는 제도적, 정치적 차원의 생명감시에 대한 우려와 실상을 알리는 히더 듀이-해그보그의 작업과, 경제적 이득을 앞세우는 바이오산업 배후에 있을지도 모르는 유전공학의 잠재적 위험성과 탐욕 을 고발하기 위해 역-유전공학을 이용하는 CAE와 BLC의 활동을 소개하고 있는데, 이는 인간이 자연과 생명자체에 개입하여 새로운 시대를 열고 있는 이 시대에, 미술이 생명기술에 대한 올바른 사용과 판단, 정치 및 경제와 맞물린 기술의 유용성에 대한 포괄적인 재고를 요구하고 있다는 점에 서 의의를 지닌다고 할 수 있다.