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There many things that farmers have to about. Some farmers worry about a lack of rain. Others worry about pests that the crops. Farmers in the UK have a new pest to worry about - stink bugs. For the first time, stink bugs have in the UK and they are farmers trouble. The stink bugs from either China, Japan or Korea. They are not native to the UK. The smelly insects are now a threat to fruit and vegetable crops in the south of England. The insects their name from the bad smell they when they feel they are in danger. Stink bugs were accidentally to the USA in the mid-1990s and are now a problem for farmers in 44 states.

Stink bugs by piercing the surface of fruits and vegetables and then out the juice. This the fruit rotten where the insects pierce the skin. It means farmers cannot the crops. The fruit quite often up as juice. Max Barclay, an insect expert, said there no risk to human health from the insects on fruit and vegetables. He said: "If you eat a damaged fruit, there's no risk to your health. The fruit just doesn't beautiful, so the sale value is reduced." He said the species has a wide diet and can over one hundred different types of plants. He added that: "With climate change and global trade, these stories are to become more frequent."