These brown, shield-shaped bugs may swarm a house in early fall and are hard to control. The "stink" in their name refers to a noxious odor that results from stepping on them or squashing them.
They came to the U.S. by accident and are not a native species here. Their full name is the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug and they have the distinction of belonging to the family of True Bugs, which also includes the Assassin Bug and Bedbug.
While they are mainly just a nuisance to humans, they are a serious pest to fruit and vegetable crops.
Click the link to see more than you ever wanted to know about the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug courtesy of the EPA.
--Bernice
The Council should pass a law against it. Might as well have a bug free home when we stay there with our sick time from the job we used to have,
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