Stink bug ‘knocking at the border’ puts $4b of exports at risk
A new report suggests $4 billion of export value and 60,000 jobs are under threat.
Dane Ambler Mon, 26 Feb 2018
Horticulture New Zealand chief executive Mike Chapman says $4 billion of exports and 60,000 jobs are at risk if the brown marmorated stink bug becomes established in New Zealand.
Mr Chapman's comments come ahead of a report commissioned by Horticulture New Zealand from the New Zealand Institute