3D printing to raise awareness of a dangerous stink bug

Two students from the University of Canterbury have spent their summer developing and 3D printing a model brown marmorated stink bug. Mechatronic Engineer at Canterbury University student Te Matau O Te Rangi Allen explains.

Two students from the University of Canterbury have spent their summer developing and 3D printing a model brown marmorated stink bug.

The aim is to raise awareness of this potential invader, which poses a major risk to the country’s horticultural sector if it gets a foothold in Aotearoa.

The pest, which originates in east Asia, hitchhikes on passengers and imported goods and is now found in North and South America and Europe.

Mechatronic Engineer at Canterbury University student  Te Matau O Te Rangi Allen explains their work to Jesse.

3D printing to raise awareness of a dangerous stink bug
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