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I read an article about Kudzu bugs being a big problem this year... I guess this is a new bug that is terrorizing the region eating crops and such... First I have ever heard of them, has anyone seen a kudzu bug.. what do they do besides eating kudzu which doesn't sound so bad
I read an article about Kudzu bugs being a big problem this year... I guess this is a new bug that is terrorizing the region eating crops and such... First I have ever heard of them, has anyone seen a kudzu bug.. what do they do besides eating kudzu which doesn't sound so bad
they look just like ladybugs, only they are brown. they hang out on my windows all day long and find their way into my house, which is really annoying, lol. thats really all I know about them.
I am sure you have seen them, they are everywhere! I was at Chick fil A at Cherrydale yesterday and I couldn't even let my window down fully because they were flying all over the place. For us common people, I think they are more of a nuisance than anything. They don't bite but they stick on your car, your clothes, your hair...so be careful or they could get inside your home very easily.
Yet another invasive pest from Asia. Theory is that someone from the atlanta area brought it back and released it to try and kill kudzu in 2009. Thats right, they have spread to both Carolina's by 2012. See a problem starting? The reason they are bad is that they eat any legume. Not just Kudzu so they are killing fields and fields of beans.
When I saw them in mass on my windows 3 days ago I read up on them. They are in the stink bug family, they don't bite or sting, they eat Kudzu but also soy bean plants, they love to cling onto your clothes, they seem to be abundant this year. I have not found a practical solution to keeping the little buggers at bay. I am hoping they don't eat my garden this year
Maybe they have a short "season" or lifespan?? <crossing fingers>
No, they can lay eggs several times a year, only take 7 weeks to go from nymph to adult, and seek shelter from the cold during winter. The kudzu bugs are here to stay, unfortunately.
They have been plaguing my home for at least a year. It was crazy - all of a sudden our house was covered in these bugs! They love to hang out on the front of our house where it's hottest. They did seem to go away in colder weather though.
They're also quite confrontational little buggers. I have to run out my door so I don't get totally bombarded by them.
We had the exterminator over last year, and he said the only thing they have for these bugs at the time was an all-natural essential oil type spray mixture. It was really strong and gave me an awful headache all day.
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