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Dr. Universe: Why do stink bugs stink?

June 8, 2018

By Communications staff, Washington State University

Dr. Universe is an illustration of a feline in a lab coat

Yes, stink bugs give off quite a stink. To find out exactly what that smell is all about, I visited my friend Elizabeth Beers, a WSU researcher who works with insects. See her answer at the Dr. Universe website.

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