Brian Compere

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Brian Compere is a senior journalism major at the University of Maryland and an assistant managing editor for The Diamondback, the university's independent daily newspaper. He is covering science and the environment for the Capital News Service College Park bureau. He has previously worked as a sports copy editing intern at The Baltimore Sun, a reporting intern and copy editor at the Montgomery County Sentinel, an online reporter for the university's Earth System Science Interdisciplinary Center. Follow Brian on Twitter @BComp272 or view his LinkedIn profile.

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Stink Bugs Pose Continuing Threat to Maryland Crops

Crop damage caused by the brown marmorated stink bug, an invasive species introduced to North America in the late 1990s, was particularly severe in 2010 and 2011. Although damage has decreased since then, there’s no reason to believe the insect is in decline.