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STINK BUGS UGH

rms1954 — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:46:18 GMT

Spending my day spraying them. Worse than last year and they are HUGE. I find them gross and they look like aliens in armour.

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queendiva — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:52:50 GMT

I'll take stink bugs any day over the Chinese Spotted Lanternflies we have here.

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SilleeMee — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 18:59:14 GMT

@rms1954 wrote:
Spending my day spraying them. Worse than last year and they are HUGE. I find them gross and they look like aliens in armour.

ROTFLMAO!!!

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KarenQVC — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:01:24 GMT

I just had one stink bug attack me on the front porch. Last year we used a 50% peppermint oil spray around doors, windows, and not used fireplace and it did improve the situation.

Oh, we sprayed the solution on the outside of the house, except the fireplace.

Are stink bugs new or do I just not remember them?

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SilleeMee — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:06:01 GMT

I read that some species of stink bugs are invasive and they are the big sized ones.

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ValuSkr — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:13:14 GMT

I'm just starting to see stink bugs; they crawl on the outside of the screens when the windows are open. We also have spotted lanternflies. I found one in the house the other day; I think it came in when I had the door open to bring potted plants in.

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Peaches McPhee — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:16:55 GMT

They DO look like they are wearing armour. I capture them in my hands and set them outside. I've never killed one, so I've never smelled one.

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maximillian — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:26:00 GMT

Whatever you do, don't step on them or crush them. You will absolutely smell the stink. They need to be picked up and placed in a bucket of soapy water or flushed down the toilet (wastes water one-at-a-time though). From what I understand, they are not killed by spraying or by normal methods exterminators use. Years ago they arrived on a container ship in the port of Philadelphia. The container ship was from Asia. Probably China, but I'm not positive about that.

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Spurt — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 22:51:48 GMT

@rms1954

Sorry about your Stinkbugs....not a problem here in South Texas....but maybe its because Im seeing a lot of spiders lately.... ARRRGGHHHH lots of jumping spiders and orbweavers....

Predators of brown marmorated stink bugs include:

Birds.
Bats.
Spiders.
Assassin bugs.
Predatory stink bugs.
Parasitic flies.

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Azcowgirl — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 19:50:20 GMT

Oh my, those things are disgusting! I remember them well

from an invasion we had when we bought a log home in Colorado. I'll never forget the awful smell!

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hippiechick7897 — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:07:11 GMT

There was one on my desk at work once so I squished it...quickly learned why they are called stink bugs.

😷

Potent! And the scent lingered far too long.

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Mz iMac — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:07:01 GMT

Keeping Stink Bugs Out

To prevent Stink Bugs from entering your home, block all points of entry. The same principles used to keep Boxelder Bugs from entering a home apply to Stink Bugs. Physical barriers provide the most effective long-term solution. You can also apply an insecticide as a perimeter treatment outside your home. This method can block would-be insect invaders from entering your home for several days to a week.

Try these methods –which have been used successfully by homeowners and entomologists –to keep Stink Bugs at bay: Rub screens with dryer sheets –the more pungent the better. Some homeowners have found this can reduce Stink Bugs entering a home by up to 80%.

Hang a damp towel over a lawn chair or deck railing overnight. In the morning, Stink Bugs will blanket the towel. Dispatch bugs in a bucket of soapy water.

Squish a few Stink Bugs outdoors. The odor warns other Stink Bugs to flee.

Indoor Tactics

When Stink Bugs appear indoors, your options vary based on how many bugs you're facing. What can you do? Don't touch them directly or squish them. Stink Bugs move slowly enough that you can catch them and deposit them outdoors in wintry climates (where they'll freeze) or flush them into oblivion.

Grab them gently with a plastic bag to avoid touching them directly. Take an empty water bottle and use the lid to flick the bug into the bottle. Tighten the lid to contain the smell, and place the whole thing outdoors. In cold climates, the bug will freeze. Re-use the bottle for more bug-catching.

Prepare a soapy solution for killing Stink Bugs. Choose a straight-sided ½-1-gallon container. Fill it 25% full of water mixed with 1 teaspoon of liquid soap or detergent. When disturbed, Stink Bugs tend to drop downward. Knock them into the bucket from walls, draperies, screens, etc. Unable to escape, they will ultimately drown. Vacuum bugs, and empty the bag afterward. Don't suck Stink Bugs into a bagless vacuum you use in your home. After vacuuming Stink Bugs, the vacuum will stink.

Many homeowners in the worst-afflicted regions purchase small wet/dry vacsused solely for gathering Stink Bugs. Immediately after gathering bugs, dump the vacuum's contents into a larger garbage bag and seal it tightly. Open the bag to add more bugs until garbage day arrives.

Another technique to try is to wrap a knee-high stocking around the outside of the vacuum tube, secure it with a rubber band, and then stuff it into the tube. Stink Bugs will be trapped in the stocking and won't enter the vacuum filter. When you turn off the vacuum, careful remove the stocking, holding the end closed. Dump the captured Stink Bugs into a container of soapy water, as noted above, to kill the bugs.

Do not apply insecticides indoors to control Stink Bugs. While insecticidal dust may kill bugs in wall voids, the carcasses can stink and attract other pests, such as carpet beetles, which can damage other things in your home. Applying an interior pesticide along baseboards won't kill Stink Bugs nor will it keep them from emerging around the baseboards.

SOURCE: bioadvanced DOT com

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Jessa9 — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 20:55:27 GMT

I am sitting in my deck today and I swear I killed around 50. I spray them with dawn and wack them with a fly swatter for good measure. They are nasty!

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jlkz — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 21:36:58 GMT

While we had the pest control company spray in the Fall for a few years, the greatest reduction in numbers of stink bugs happened after our one neighbor cut down the really old evergreens on our property line.

It was amazing to see so few....and without the costly and mostly ineffectiveness of spraying.

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luvmyteddy4 — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 21:40:46 GMT

@Jessa9 wrote:
I am sitting in my deck today and I swear I killed around 50. I spray them with dawn and wack them with a fly swatter for good measure. They are nasty!

that made me lol!

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jcash — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 22:47:13 GMT

@Jessa9 wrote:
I am sitting in my deck today and I swear I killed around 50. I spray them with dawn and wack them with a fly swatter for good measure. They are nasty!

WOW. I feel for you. I don't think we have stink bugs were I live. They sound just GROSS ! ! !

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Lucky Duck — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 22:50:48 GMT

I live in TN and last year seemed to be the worst for stink bugs. There were so many more and they seemed to stay a lot longer (almost all year). I finally set out small open containers of water and Dawn in front of the TV and that worked best. I think the light of the TV when it is on draws them. A couple months later and they are back. My containers of water and Dawn are back in front of the TV.

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KarenQVC — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 22:54:19 GMT

You are going to laugh, but what I call a stink bug in MI doesn't smell, even when squished. There must be different varieties.

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DiAnne — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 22:57:25 GMT

@queendiva wrote:
I'll take stink bugs any day over the Chinese Spotted Lanternflies we have here.

Where do all of you people live? I have never heard of either of these bugs.

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Ladybug724 — Thu, 24 Sep 2020 23:03:37 GMT

You're going to think this is strange but I think they're cute! They look like little cute army tanks