Finally: Stink bug killer discovered, and it’s from Asia, too

By Paul Bedard

Published September 15, 2015 6:40pm ET

Finally: Stink bug killer discovered, and it’s from Asia, too — FILE - This Thursday, April 14, 2011 file photo shows a brown marmorated stink bug at a Penn State research station in Biglerville, Pa. The bug is causing millions of dollars in damages to crops in the mid-Atlantic region and may be just getting started. It's now been spotted in 33 states, including every one east of the Mississippi River and as far west as California. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke, File) | Matt Rourke

Federal scientists who for years have been searching for a natural killer of the brown marmorated stink bug accidentally imported from Asia have finally gotten a lucky break.

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