Another 5 states have fallen, stink bugs are infesting 38 states

> Another 5 states have been lost, stink bugs are infesting 38 states (Alberta Times) The stink bug (also known as stink bug or stink bug) has entered the country again...

(Alberta Times)

The stink bug has arrived again... Bugs, also known as stink bugs or stink bugs, begin crawling into homes every fall, leaving homeowners across the United States helpless. This bug likes to hide in attics and walls and emits a foul odor when frightened or squashed, hence its name. According to a report from the Department of Agriculture, stink bug beetles have been found in 38 states in the United States, up from 33 states last year. The five newly "fallen" states are Missouri, Kansas, New Mexico, Texas and Idaho. Experts say that stink turtle beetles usually move indoors at the end of September and early October. They hibernate in winter and resume activity in spring. According to data from the Department of Agriculture, the central area of ​​the East Coast of the United States on the Atlantic Ocean is still the stronghold of the stink bug, with Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, West Virginia, Virginia and Washington being the hardest-hit areas. Fifty-nine percent of D.C. residents reported encountering bedbugs, much higher than the national average of 21%. Experts said that the unusually long period of high temperatures since the beginning of spring this year allowed the turtle beetles to reproduce for two generations. The National Pest Control Association (NPMA) said: "The prolonged hot weather in the mid-Atlantic region this summer has caused the number of stink bugs to be much higher than last year. Now that the weather is cooler, more stink bugs are looking for places to spend the winter." The NPMA said that stink bugs do not pose a serious hazard to homeowners' property or safety, but the infestation of bed bugs can be unbearable, and some houses even have hundreds or thousands of bed bugs. Stink turtle beetles are more harmful to crops. Experts from the Ministry of Agriculture said they are not picky and will eat everything from apples, peaches, corn, green peppers, tomatoes, grapes, cranberries and soybeans. So the Department of Agriculture is getting involved in eradicating the pest, which accidentally entered the United States from Asia in the 1990s. In the state, traces of stink bugs were discovered in April last year and August this year.