Feb 28, 2014
Why is the cold U.S. winter killing off stink bugs?

Humans aren’t the only species bugging out from the polar vortex, the winter weather system that’s still menacing large swaths of the United States with bone-chilling temperatures.

Be glad you’re not an Asian stinkbug, which are dying off in large numbers due to the cold, a new experiment shows. The invasive insect, commonly called the brown marmorated stink bug, has been plaguing homes and devouring agricultural crops in 38 states for years. National Geographic

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