Climate Change Helps Stink Bugs Invade
These bugs will continue to become more and more of a concern if the issues caused by climate change aren’t resolved. According to research published in the International Biometeorology Journal, a prediction was made that the bugs would reach Switzerland in the 2010s and get settled there.
Hitched a Ride to Switzerland
It turns out that the prediction in the research was correct. Due to the bugs’ invasion, there was significant crop damage and an increase in stink bug population numbers beginning in 2017 and on. This also contributes to increased temperatures.