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Bill Burton: It's time for us to take a look at the Science Behind the Forecast as I'm joined by WAVE 3 meteorologist Tawana Andrew. Good morning, Tawana.

Tawana Andrew: Good morning. Today's topic is tiny and smelly. That's the best way I can put it.

BB: Tiny and smelly. That's a good way to phrase it. This time of year, we have to worry about these critters coming into our homes. We're talking about stink bugs. What do we need to know about these stink bugs?

TA: First, the main stink bug that we see as a problem is the brown marmorated stink bug. And it's thought that these came to the US from Asia in the 1990s. While they started off on the East Coast, they now are present in about 38 states and Washington, D.C., according to the EP

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