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  • Brown marmorated stink bugs will be looking for warmth inside homes as the weather cools. Besides being household pests, the bugs attack fruit crops and could cause considerable damage to mid-Atlantic farms next spring. They also have shown up in Oregon orchard areas, where they could threaten the wine crop. (Associated Press)

    Summer heat brings back the stink bugs

    Warm weather this year has contributed to a resurgence in the mid-Atlantic region's brown marmorated stink bug population, with researchers estimating at least a 60 percent increase this year in insects that soon will be making their way indoors to escape cooling temperatures.

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