Farmers demand the need for a comprehensive combat against the brown marmorated stink bug. The President of the Turkish Confederation of Agriculture Cooperatives (TZOB), Şemsi Bayraktar, stated that “We are running out of time, we must accelerate the winter combat during this process.” Şemsi Bayraktar, the President of the Turkish Confederation of Agriculture Cooperatives (TZOB), emphasized the importance of continuing the comprehensive combat against the brown marmorated stink bug without slowing down, saying, “As the weather warms up, this pest spreads to agricultural areas. We are running out of time, we must accelerate the winter combat during this process.” He noted that the brown marmorated stink bug, which damages more than 300 agricultural products, especially hazelnuts in the Black Sea and Marmara regions, harbors abandoned buildings, barns, and warehouses. Drawing attention to the fact that the brown marmorated stink bug starts spreading from these areas to agricultural lands as the temperature rises, Bayraktar stressed the importance of uninterrupted and complete combat to prevent the pest from spreading. Bayraktar explained that public health spraying and mechanical destruction methods are recommended for effective combat against the brown marmorated stink bug, highlighting some challenges encountered in mass combat, “The difficulty of controlling the wintering pests outside agricultural areas, ineffective participation of some farmers who do not reside in the region, the beginning of natural enemy insect production and its inability to spread to the entire region, as well as high prices of chemical control drugs and geographical conditions posing implementation difficulties are among the key challenges.” “It is crucial for the Governorship coordination, the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry, municipalities, and all institutions related to agriculture to act collaboratively and conduct mass chemical combat together to prevent the brown marmorated stink bug invasion from causing significant losses in hazelnut production,” he added. “WE MUST ACCELERATE THE WINTER COMBAT” Bayraktar emphasized that joint efforts of competent authorities and stakeholders are essential for the combat to become more effective and comprehensive in the scope of the “Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Action Plan” carried out with the Ministry and agricultural chambers. He stated that efforts are made to prevent the invasion from spreading through farmer education, trap installation, natural enemy insect production, and mechanical combat methods. Bayraktar pointed out that municipalities and village headmen bear significant responsibility for the implementation of public health spraying and mechanical destruction methods in homes, abandoned buildings, barns, and warehouses, saying, “As this pest spreads to agricultural areas with the increase in temperature…