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[Surfnturf]

I just found a dead stinkbug floating in my half empty iced latte.

I am so grossed out.

[jlkz]

Here in SE Pennsylvania the stink bug invasion keeps escalating. They start appearing here in November when the weather gets cold. They love to enter the warmth of a house at the window frames, fireplace walls, doorways, etc. They are the size of an index fingernail and are grayish brown. They try to fly and make a lot of noise as they do so. They appear to "jump" on you because their flying ability is limited. They suggest if you are going to "catch"one, you should get a tissue and surround it rather than crush it. If you crush it, it will emit a horrible smell--stink is more descriptive. There is a chemical treatment which needs to be applied late August / early September. The second exterior treatment follows a few weeks later. It does work: I've gotten it for the last three years and keep track of number caught. Each year the total has gone down. They seem to only appear when it becomes bitterly cold....like today ( 0 degrees ).

[Topaz Gem]

On 10/12/2013 sophiamarie said:

Wow - he drank that much????? No wonder he's dead....

The caffeine did him in.

[circles]

On 1/7/2014 jlkz said: Here in SE Pennsylvania the stink bug invasion keeps escalating. They start appearing here in November when the weather gets cold. They love to enter the warmth of a house at the window frames, fireplace walls, doorways, etc. They are the size of an index fingernail and are grayish brown. They try to fly and make a lot of noise as they do so. They appear to "jump" on you because their flying ability is limited. They suggest if you are going to "catch"one, you should get a tissue and surround it rather than crush it. If you crush it, it will emit a horrible smell--stink is more descriptive. There is a chemical treatment which needs to be applied late August / early September. The second exterior treatment follows a few weeks later. It does work: I've gotten it for the last three years and keep track of number caught. Each year the total has gone down. They seem to only appear when it becomes bitterly cold....like today ( 0 degrees ).

one thing about our "friend" the stinkbug....he/she is easily picked up and flushed down the toilet...with their limited mobility....all one needs to do is walk up to them...and snag them with a tissue....

[scotttie]

On 10/12/2013 Stargazer77 said:

There was article in my local NJ paper about stinkbugs and how we were supposed be infested with them. I don't think I've ever seen one. What do they smell like?? Are they migrating to other states?

Kind of like rotting dirt.

[Kachina624]

I got my sister a Bugzooka (Amazon) for Christmas. It suc*ks up bugs by vacuum (no batteries) without killing them. They can be ejected outside or into a toilet, specifically for stink bugs.

[sylviahomeatlast]

LOL---scoop him up and put him outside :-)

[BlingQueen022]

I stopped buying Green Giant canned veggies because two cans I purchased had stink bugs in them. That company won't enter this house again.

[occasionalrain]

On 10/12/2013 sophiamarie said:

Wow - he drank that much????? No wonder he's dead....

Good one

[occasionalrain]

On 10/12/2013 BlingQueen022 said:

I have one to top yours. Two weeks ago I was opening up a can of Green Giant Canned Peas and took the lid off and low and behold I saw something on top floating among the peas. Yep, it was a dead stink bug. Apparently, the Green Giant factory has a stink bug problem. I took all the rest of the cans from Green Giant I had and threw them in the trash. Too scared to buy from them again.

I think you overreacted. It's not like the bug was poisonous. They are harmless, just a minor annoyance. I had a tiny spider drop down from the ceiling of my bathroom onto my toothbrush the other night. I just shooed him off and went on with my life.