>There is only one case I know of here in Australia of SHB in fruit
(laboratory identified) and that was in apples in a compost bin.

I saw a presentation once of a researcher who studied them in Africa, where
they commonly breed in a local fruit.  Dr Peter Teal tested all sorts of
fruit scents, and found SHB in the U.S. were strongly attracted to the
scent of pears.

I can't remember who, but I also saw a presentation in which they had been
found breeding in fallen fruit in Florida.

-- 
Randy Oliver
Grass Valley, CA
www.ScientificBeekeeping.com

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