An invasion of the brown stink bug has hit New Zealand.
Over 100 of the stink bugs were found last week by Ministry of Primary Industries biosecurity staff in three car carriers. These ships arrived from Japan.
The pest has the ability to devastate New Zealand’s fruit, vegetable and wine industries. Experts believe the cost could be around $4 billion if the bug established itself in New Zealand.
Stink bugs are a sucking insect. They use their proboscis to pierce the host plant in order to feed. It can cause widespread damage to fruit and vegetable crops.
These insects are pretty harmless to humans.
They are called Stink Bugs as they produce an pungent odour that smells like coriander. The stink bug’s ability to emit an odour through holes in its abdomen is a defense mechanism meant to prevent it from being eaten by birds and lizards. However, simply handling the bug, injuring it, or attempting to move it can trigger it to release the odour.
40 Responses
I don’t want a stink bug
Don’t want one of those
Ewwwww I don’t like sucking bugs
nooooo
why are stink bugs invading
No my bananas my favourite thing to eat
I must say stink bugs sound disgusting
EWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWWW!!
Cool it’s good
oh Stinky
this is so bad for new zealand and all of the fruits
yuck! that stinks
why here
ewwwwwwwwwwwww! I dont want stink bugsssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssssss
Ewwwwwwwww! That’s gross I don’t want them here
This is not good
stik bugs are gross
it looks fine to me to be honest,its just the pungent odoar that is bad i guess
oh dear 🙁 🙁 🙁 🙁
NO STINK BUGS!!!
I had a pet one !-!
It is fine. There are green ones as well to and I had a pet one but I only had it for one day
oh no. ALSO I’VE SEEN ONE AND IT STINKS!
Why a stink bug
must be stinky
cool but stinky
ya
I dont wish to have a stink bug in my house
I hat stink bugs
This is not good at all
Stinky
why did it happen
i do not like bugs
i love stink bugs
That is insane
Why do you like stink bugs
NO MORE STINK BUGS
WHY O WHY
l dont like stink bugs
ew ew ew how gross!
Hai. I like buuggss.
oh oh stink bugs are invading NZ
what should we do?