Stink bug infestation found on a second ship carrying cars from JapanDR BEAT WERMELINGER / SUPPLIED The stink bug's smell has been likened to coriander mixed with sweaty socks. Tokyo Car was the second car-carrier ship from Japan to be turned away in a week due to stink bug and other insect infestations. SUPPLIED The brown marmorated stink bug would be a major threat to New Zealand's kiwifruit industry. Kiwifruit Vine Health (KVH) chief executive Barry O'Neil said he was very concerned because the brown stink bug could destroy fruit and vegetable industries. Following fumigation, officers found an additional 24 dead and one live brown marmorated stink bugs and eight live yellow stink bugs on the vessel.

Source: Stuff February 13, 2018 02:01 UTC