February 28, 2014

Why is the cold U.S. winter killing off stink bugs?

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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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