Help please - what kind of bug is this? (flush, exterior, spray)
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Uh huh... those buggers.
I probably killed like between 750 - 1K (500 the last I posted on these peskies) of those before winter set in... hopefully their numbers will decline this year. The more you kill, the less they can reproduce.
I keep finding these bugs in my house, always around the windows. They can fly a bit, but usually they are just crawling around the frame. What the heck is it? (sorry for the blurry photo, it didn't stay still to get its picture taken!).
We have got these bugs in NJ now.. I never saw one , now they are in NJ .. a new bug to our area.
Yep, we're seeing them in my area too...they've only been in this country since about 1998, first noticed in Allentown, PA.
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The brown marmorated stink bug was accidentally introduced into the United States from China or Japan. It is believed to have "hitched a ride" as a stowaway in packing crates. The first documented specimen was collected in Allentown, Pennsylvania, in September 1998. Several Muhlenberg College students were reported to have seen these bugs as early as August of that same year.
Uh huh... those buggers.
I probably killed like between 750 - 1K (500 the last I posted on these peskies) of those before winter set in... hopefully their numbers will decline this year. The more you kill, the less they can reproduce.
Well, the picture is little blurry, so I am not sure, but I think this is not a stink bug but spined soldier bug.
The first is a serious plant pest and household invader, the second is is a beneficial predator that feeds primarily on the larvae of beetles and caterpillars of moths, and its diet includes a number of serious garden pest species. This bug should not be killed.
OP, try to get a better picture for more accurate identification.
^^^Thanks for clearing it up...
The ones I killed stink to high heaven... so I know its a stink bug.
And anything not "native" to the land is not necessary good for the land because...
They spread like crazy & is pretty much indestructible (and thus noooo natural predator to eat them)... meaning there is really nothing effective yet out there, thus the spread.
They not only stink... but will invade your home w/ their stinkiness during the transition to winter months (when they needs to hibernate in a warmer area = house). They are so numerous that may cover a whole part of the siding trying to get in = black w/ thousands of them.
Remember... if there is one... there'll be thousands & hundreds of thousands "waiting"...
And plz... kill as many as you can get yr hands on so they do not multiply = do community a service.
Well, the picture is little blurry, so I am not sure, but I think this is not a stink bug but spined soldier bug.
The first is a serious plant pest and household invader, the second is is a beneficial predator that feeds primarily on the larvae of beetles and caterpillars of moths, and its diet includes a number of serious garden pest species. This bug should not be killed.
OP, try to get a better picture for more accurate identification.
Very interesting. I think you may be right that what I have is the good bug. Either way, I haven't ever squashed them - what I usually do now is catch them lightly with a paper towel, open the screen and toss the towel and bug right out (with me squealing throughout the entire process...). I'll work on getting a better picture next time.
I always thought we had "stink bugs" but I squish them and haven't noticed any stink - no smell at all, so maybe they aren't stink bugs. If I squish just 1 and there's no smell, is it possible it's still a stink bug? If not, I'm going to stop squishing them.
BTW, my kitten loves to play with them before eating.
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