The marmorated stink bug is causing significant concern to New Zealand. It has been found in some cargoes and if established would significantly harm our agriculture industry. It is already causing a lot of harm in the US and Europe. If you see one, report it to MPI immediately. Meanwhile, enjoy this slightly tongue in cheek poem.
The marmorated stink bug
is eating all our food;
chomping through our fields
‘Oh how, very rude!’;
A small, brown bomb of stench —
all our crops are screwed.
The end of the word was supposed to astound;
Nuclear war, plagues,
Earthquakes, tidal waves
From god on high the trumpets would sound!
Not a slow, quiet death of starvation;
as one butt-ugly bug eats everything in creation.
Inside out 