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Climate change can greatly expand invasive stink bug habitat
ANI News | 02/10/2022 08:33 AM | Click to read full article
According to a recent modelling study, changing weather conditions could increase suitable habitat for the brown marmorated stink bug in the United States by 70%. The research, which was published in Pest Management Science, is based on data from a three-year stink bug monitoring effort in 17 states, as well as several potential climate scenarios.
There is a likely northward shift in stink bug-friendly conditions.