Anyone else hate these invasive Asian bastards? This is the time of year they start trying to get into your house to hibernate for winter.

I even had a few in my car this morning. Can. Not. Stand. Them.

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No problem with stink bugs, but I see ladybugs come in when the weather starts cooling. Those little guys can squeeze their bodies through any window.



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Don't be talkin' shit 'bout my true bug peeps fool.

Yeah, I've seen the orangeish colored lady bitches crawl in around this time also.

The stink bug population exploded this year at my house. They're all over the screens, bushes and the like. I had a hell of a time with ants this year as well.

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I like the stinkbugs, because they're so harmless. I have a snake in my garage if you want to complain about something, but I'm cool with that too (It's just a Garter snake).

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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).

Warhawk Wrote:
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> The stink bug population exploded this year at my
> house. They're all over the screens, bushes and
> the like. I had a hell of a time with ants this
> year as well.


I had a hell of a time with ants last year. I left a cover on my car when I traveled to Florida for a month, just as the year before. However, this time around a colony of ants found shelter under it, and they completely infested my car. I opened up the front doors, and there were thousands of ants and eggs lining the upper portion of the door frame. I wiped them off with poison, and I tried everything possible to kill them all off, including using two cans of fog spray all over the car, in all the cracks. The dry bait didn't work either. Finally, I used that liquid gel bait, and it killed them all off.

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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).

If you have a problem with ants, just sprinkle cinnamon wherever their trails lead in your house. It is an old home remedy and has never failed me.

Yeah, those goddamn stinkbugs are friggin everywhere. WTF? They're everywhere. I hope they die off once we get a cold snap.

Yow!
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ThePackLeader Wrote:
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> I like the stinkbugs, because they're so harmless.
> I have a snake in my garage if you want to
> complain about something, but I'm cool with that
> too (It's just a Garter snake).


You can't have much experience with them if you "like" stink bugs. Once they invade your home and you can't walk inside without 5 or six flying in with you get back to me.

Would you like that snake in your house? Would you like hundreds of snakes in your garage?

eesh Wrote:
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> If you have a problem with ants, just sprinkle
> cinnamon wherever their trails lead in your house.
> It is an old home remedy and has never failed me.


I do this too! It totally works...

ThePackLeader Wrote:
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> I like the stinkbugs, because they're so harmless.
> I have a snake in my garage if you want to
> complain about something, but I'm cool with that
> too (It's just a Garter snake).


I have a 4 - 5 foot black snake that lives under my steps. I've caught him in the garage a few times. He's been spotted in the bushes, in my neighbor's bushes and whatnot. But there's not one complaint or evidence of mice or rodents.

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Warhawk-
No complaints, until it gets a little colder and it wants to come in where its nice and warm. Its a great rodent killer, but not a great roommate.

I had not seen the stink bugs much until this year. Yes, they are everywhere! How do you get rid of them?

Dude, it's not like it's a cobra or anything. I'm not that worried. He's lived there uneventfully for the last 3 years. Plus I used to own a snake, so I'm not going to piss my pants or anything. If he gets inside, maybe he'll eat our hamsters - those little bastards.

Of course if he gets inside and he is really a she and has babies...I'm completely fucked.

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Wakey-Wakey Wrote:
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> Warhawk-
> No complaints, until it gets a little colder and
> it wants to come in where its nice and warm. Its a
> great rodent killer, but not a great roommate.

I think Warhawk would only have cause for alarm if he has a chihuahua or similar small dog. A grown man trying to evict a five-foot non-venomous snake shouldn't have too much difficulty.

Now, if it was a raccoon... Yeah. Fuck that.

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Anything work to keep the stink bugs out of the house? Spray or that sort of thing?

krispy kringle Wrote:
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> Anything work to keep the stink bugs out of the
> house? Spray or that sort of thing?

Capture one, and bind it in plain view of all the other stink bugs. Slowly pull off its legs, wings, and antennae, until it begs for the sweet release of death in its tiny, little stink bug voice. Then burn it alive.

The others will get the message.

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MrMephisto Wrote:
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> krispy kringle Wrote:
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> > Anything work to keep the stink bugs out of the
> > house? Spray or that sort of thing?
>
> Capture one, and bind it in plain view of all the
> other stink bugs. Slowly pull off its legs,
> wings, and antennae, until it begs for the sweet
> release of death in its tiny, little stink bug
> voice. Then burn it alive.
>
> The others will get the message.


Be advised you have been reported to the SPCA! That is ghastly!

For those of you who have eaten authentic mexican food, chances are that you have EATEN stinkbugs raw and/or cooked. Mexicans use them in salsa and various other dishes as a flavor enhancement and filler.

bon appetit, taco fuckers

krispy kringle Wrote:
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> Be advised you have been reported to the SPCA!
> That is ghastly!

Ghastly, but effective.

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Rebecca Wrote:
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> I had not seen the stink bugs much until this
> year. Yes, they are everywhere! How do you get
> rid of them?


krispy kringle Wrote:
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> Anything work to keep the stink bugs out of the
> house? Spray or that sort of thing?

Here is my honest answer... I read this article a few years ago and have had success following the advice. Stink bugs that land on our house die within 12 hours.

Here is the article… http://www.bugspray.com/article/stinkbug.html

The best way to kill them is with Cypermethrin (I use a product called “Viperâ€). However, it doesn’t last very long, especially once it rains a few times. To make it last longer you need to add spreader sticker. This will allow the insecticide to stay on the house longer. Both of these can be found at the bugspray.com site I listed above.

Another option is to use a product called “Demand CS†which can be found here…

http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/demand-cs-p-46.html

I have never used it but it is reported to work and is suppose to last longer than Cypermethrin. Additionally, if they still find a way inside you will most likely want to dust the attic with deltamethrin dust. They come in via the soffits and can live in the attic all winter. Then they find a way into the living space. The deltamethrin dust lasts up to 6 months.

Thank you "More Complete"!

MrMephisto Wrote:
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> A grown man trying to evict a five-foot non-venomous snake
> shouldn't have too much difficulty.



Pfft...that's what kids are for.

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Hey, I have a question. What ever happened to those bug zapping electric things that everyone had in the 80's? They looked like neon latterns and you'd hear a distinctive ZAP everytime a bug hit the light. Are those still around? The light might attract stink bugs at night.

Huntington Wrote:
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> Hey, I have a question. What ever happened to
> those bug zapping electric things that everyone
> had in the 80's? They looked like neon latterns
> and you'd hear a distinctive ZAP everytime a bug
> hit the light. Are those still around? The light
> might attract stink bugs at night.


PETA

I think you can still buy those bug zappers, they just went out of style.

Here is an article on the invasion...

http://www.hispanicbusiness.com/news/newsbyid.asp?idx=210993&cat1=news

Lowes and Home Depot sell these pest strips. They are pretty safe and don't stink up the house. These things get rid of EVERYTHING.
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I had like 100 of them stuck to my window screens today,

eeewwwwww-

These annoying little f@#$#'s are squeezing through my door and trespassing in my house... I used the same can of RAID that kills spiders and 30 other species, but they're unaffected! I can't call a bug that is unaffected by RAID and emits a odor when killed, harmless. Hmmm what else has come from Asia that has been a pest to us Americans, let me think........ beetles, avian bird flu, chinese drywall & stucco, oh yea and horrific drivers...... for these atrocities we give you credit cards, so you too can overcharge your continent to hell just like us.

They have a shell that acts like a shield protecting them from most insecticides. They are a total bitch to deal with and I wish they would go back to China!

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/24/AR2010092403357.html

Invasion of stink bugs has homeowners, farmers seeking relief

"This is the vanguard," said Mike Raupp, a University of Maryland entomologist and extension specialist. "I think this is going to be biblical this year," he said. "You're going to hear a collective wail in the Washington area, up through Frederick and Allegany counties, like you've never heard before. The [bug] populations are just through the ceiling."

The change in season, as days shorten and nighttime temperatures start to dip, is nature's call to the brown marmorated stink bug - pest extraordinaire - to leave its summer gorging grounds and seek refuge inside. What's happening now is a massive population shift from orchards, cornfields and gardens to suburban homes, office buildings and hotels - the urban U.S. equivalents of rocky outcroppings in the stink bug's native Asia.

Yep, I counted 18 on one window screen this morning! I also had one scare the cap out of me the other day while driving my car, bastard almost made me wreck my Jeep!

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> Invasion of stink bugs has homeowners, farmers
> seeking relief
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On page three it says there is an attractant being developed that will enable the invention of traps. Awesome. They can't make them soon enough.

They're pretty bad. And its still warm outside.

I coax them onto a piece of paper then drop them into a jar full of soapy water.

They sink to the bottom and become wormfood.

There's a ton of them in the woods across the street. It smells like rotting corpses. After I turned away the people with the Watchtower magazine, I had a few that tried to get in the house this week by sticking to the screen window.

I call them squash bugs, If I see them on my squash plants I squash them.

"As a result, they have flourished, spreading to 29 states since they arrived in Allentown, Pa., in 2001, likely stowaways in a shipping container from Asia."

http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2010/09/24/AR2010092403357.html

its crazy that we can trace this invasion to one shipping container...

Is it wrong of me to get some enjoyment of taking the WD-40 flamethrower to these little bastards? At least to the ones on the concrete?

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Warhawk Wrote:
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> Is it wrong of me to get some enjoyment of taking
> the WD-40 flamethrower to these little bastards?
> At least to the ones on the concrete?

Not in my book. Not at all!

I enjoy killing these bastard. I have hundreds of dead ones outside my home. Not one inside. :-)

for whatever reason, they come into my rooma nd my room only. I've killed mayb about 50-60 in a week or so, but it seems they keep coming back.

Oh ,,wait a minute,,I thought this was another Redskin thread,,,,

I see them a lot of places, but not like that. Obviously the rain has driven them into your house.

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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).

How do you kill them?

I don't even worry about killing them, because they're harmless, and I don't have the same issues as the OP. If you really have a problem with them, call up the Orkin guy, and have him treat around your home (Just don't apply any chemicals in areas where pets might be, but the outside can still be done).

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"And if any women or children get their legs torn off, or faces caved in, well, it's tough shit for them." -2LT. Bert Stiles, 505th, 339th (On Berlin Bombardier Mission, 1944).

The Orkin man will cost you. Way cheaper to do it yourself.

Check out this thread here...

http://www.fairfaxunderground.com/forum/read/2/414316/420983.html#msg-420983

the dustbuster is my weapon of choice for these nasty creatures. Then I drop them off for a swim in the sewer

They are Asian from Asia

Shit, thought this was about teabaggers......

I finally saw some at my house today. Those bugs suck at flying. Totally embarrassing. They make house flys look like acrobatic pilots.

one way stink bugs entered my self and son home is thru the air conditioner. hundreds,so we sprayed inside conditioner.boy did they gey busy dying then set air bombs in house and then of course left homes for about an hour or two.believe me they are pesty. also alcohol works when you spray them they flip right over but the need more alcohol once they do.

pesty yes they r. they also came thru my air coditioner and clinging too my screens, spray them as well .see they are smart when you bring air conditioner in they have a warm place too live in until next year. i read that females breed 12 at a time. so spray with bed bug spray and they will flip over and contiune too spray until there legs stop moving.going to set a bomb right now.good luck

Are you two trying to have a contest to see who can write more illiterately?

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I use a spaghetti sauce jar full of isopurple. They love it...

For me, one of the most satisfying things in life is watching one as it flies around,waiting for it to get close, and then smacking its lights out with a rolled-up magazine.

trogdor! Wrote:
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> I finally saw some at my house today. Those bugs
> suck at flying. Totally embarrassing. They make
> house flys look like acrobatic pilots.

So true. It's like a plane with one bad engine. Every landing looks like a crash. They seem to be too heavy for the power of their wings.

Heard on the news this morning that a repellent has been developed. Awesome!

Now that it's gotten colder they are few and far between, thank god.

News on the repellent...

http://www.myfoxdfw.com/dpps/news/stink-bug-repellent-may-be-on-the-way-dpgoha-20101014-fc_10105583

(CANVAS STAFF REPORTS) - Scientists believe they have made progress in the fight against stink bugs.

The New York Times reported that a group of Japanese researchers have announced they have developed a stink bug repellent made from a common plant fungus. Their research has been published in the American Chemistry Society's Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry.

Farmers, who complain the stink bugs are ruining their crops, have had little luck with conventional insecticides. The researchers, led by Tottori University agricultural chemist Hiromitsu Nakajima, announced they found a natural repellent to the bugs that is made from a fungus that grows on green foxtail plants.

An extract of the fungus repelled stink bugs in laboratory tests. A chemical in the extract is thought to be able to repel up to 90 percent of stink bugs.

USA Today said the green foxtail plant is a common weed in both Japan and the U.S.

The newspaper said the stink bug is a major agricultural pest in Japan, especially for rice plant growers. A press release from the American Chemical Society stated that the stink bugs have invaded homes and destroyed fruit and vegetable crops since arriving in the United States in about 1998.

The insect gets its name because of the smell it gives off when bothered or crushed. While not necessarily a threat to humans it is considered a nuisance and does smell.

Les Wrote:
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> There's a ton of them in the woods across the
> street. It smells like rotting corpses. After I
> turned away the people with the Watchtower
> magazine, I had a few that tried to get in the
> house this week by sticking to the screen window.

Who the Jehovahs or the stink bugs? either way they're both pests

they multiple very rapidly

As I read this post, one has flown in front of me and another is crawling up the keyboard power cord.