Typically in the summer, they’re found in fields eating crops and other vegetation, but once fall arrives, that’s when you’ll notice them most around homes and businesses.
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These nasty fuckers have been thick around here the past couple weeks. I bet I run across a half dozen a day inside the house and they're all over the back porch.
They're so damned nasty that asshole dog Jack won't even eat them.
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ReplyDeletethey started showing up in my neighborhood over the past 18 months. They all have BLM and "I trust science" signs in front of their house.
we not only have stinkbugs, but it's almost impossible to sit outside without be assaulted by spotted lanternflys. One day they were rare, then suddenly, they are everywhere.
ReplyDeletethankfully they are pretty stupid. they tend to drown themselves in any water sitting out.
We have a giant pet garden spider on our front porch. The 1st time we saw a stink bug get caught in the web, we thought the stink bug got away when we saw the spider run to it. The next time we watched, we realized the spider was kicking them out. Worse than worthless, they're toxic.
ReplyDeleteHell, we can't even get them out of Washington DC...
ReplyDeleteI get them and lady bugs every year in my condo starting around now. I have a south facing wall that they apparently like because it keeps them alive in the winter. Some years the amount is more than others. Last year there were very few. I'm thinking this year there'll be more. I gently scrape them off of what ever indoor surface I see them on into a plastic container with a tight fitting lid. They suffocate in a couple hours. I empty the container in the spring.
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That article has one of the WORST things you could do to get rid of them, vacuum them up... all that does is really piss them off and now you are spreading that smell all out into the house at high speed!!! Best way I have found is to gently let them crawl onto something like a piece of paper (put the paper in front of them and coax them onto it.) and then dump them into a jar with some water and a little dish soap in it and they will drown without stinking things up.
ReplyDeleteThose fuckers were first seen in Allentown, Pa. 23 years ago. I'm about 35 miles from there and they've been driving us nuts for a long time. The worst is when they get into the sink or shower and release their stink from the hot water. The steam just amplifies the stench (kinda like a fart).
ReplyDeleteMy buddy at work swears they're nanobots from China!
Trap the suckers with 2 inch wide Masking Tape.
ReplyDeleteWhen their back is stuck to the tape, they are like turtles on their backs, and can't get away. Fold tape gently to hermetically seal them in, and deposit in garbage. They will not be able to get out, reproduce, or come back inside.
How to catch a stink bug. Place a glass jar under it while it is climbing the wall and it will jump right in. Light a match and throw into jar and put on lid. Bug will suffocate and die...unless you use the same jar for the other 16 climbing the walls. LOL!
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