Stink bugs are moving north in Minnesota. The Minnesota
Department of Agriculture Friday confirmed the brown marmorated
stink bug has been found in Duluth. It's the first time the
invasive pest has been found in St. Louis County. A student at
the University of Minnesota Duluth discovered the stink bug in
the university's insect collection. Entomologists at the
university and the state agriculture department confirmed it was
a stink bug. The bug originally was collected in January 2011
inside a Duluth home. The stink bug is native to Asia and has
rapidly spread across the U.S. since it was first detected in
Pennsylvania in 2001. The bug feeds on a variety of plants
including fruit trees, vegetables and soybeans. When disturbed,
the bug releases a foul-smelling odor.