The stink bugs are coming! The stink bugs are coming! (live, moving)

[weezycom]

Originally Posted by Bass101

My house is infested with them. This has been happening over the past 3 weeks. Yesterday in the morning we left and there were the usual 100 or so in the living room. We came back after work and there were about 400. I have no idea how this happened. We vacuumed them all up. We wait a few hours. There are about 75. This morning there were 75. Tonight when I came home from work there were 200.

How long will they last and what can I do about them besides vacuuming? We have no idea how they're getting in. We don't leave windows open. This is really annoying!

You poor thing, that's awful. Have you brought any plants, herbs or similar in from outside that may have been infested with eggs? That could be a source.

If they're all getting in from the outside, I'd try spraying all your window frames and door frames and edges on siding, roof vents, etc., on the outside with some sort of bug killer, hoping that any residue would deter them from entering.

[uggabugga]

Originally Posted by normie

I'd heard they aren't the ones who eat the plants, they eat the bugs who do the damage. But, that's just something I heard so I could be wrong. When I get a moment later on I'll try to look it up.

could you be confusing stink bugs with assassin bugs, which look sorta similar?

http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/g...r_assassin.JPG

stink bugs are just thick in MD as well, the worst i've ever seen. normally one of my cats will kill anything buglike that runs/flies/crawls, but not these..
fun fact: in korea, japan and china, they are called 'stinky big sisters'

[movingtodcfromseattle]

Just in on the Washington Post website:

washingtonpost.com

[TripleH1978]

Oh wow! Just another reason I like reading this forum, we don't have those in Florida, I would have squashed it! I read the article, but I didn't see (or missed) how long the season was. Is it just when it's cool? Or will they be here all winter? I will have to show the bug to my husband so we don't squish them!

[ICS67]

From the Washington Post article that movingtodcfromseatlle posted:

"They travel easily - hitching rides on the backs of buses, in packing materials, on cement blocks - and adapt to winter in homes."

Indeed -- there was one riding inside my Orange Line subway car to Vienna this evening. And I didn't see him carrying a farecard.

[movingtodcfromseattle]

Originally Posted by ics67

from the washington post article that movingtodcfromseatlle posted:

"they travel easily - hitching rides on the backs of buses, in packing materials, on cement blocks - and adapt to winter in homes."

indeed -- there was one riding inside my orange line subway car to vienna this evening. And i didn't see him carrying a farecard.

lol!

[Alicia Bradley]

What do you know... I actually had a couple of these in my townhouse entry foyer but had no idea what they were. I just took them outside (on a paper towel or in a cup or whatever), as I do all bugs. Just another reason not to step on bugs, I s'pose.

[FairfaxGuy73]

Originally Posted by ICS67

From the Washington Post article that movingtodcfromseatlle posted:

"They travel easily - hitching rides on the backs of buses, in packing materials, on cement blocks - and adapt to winter in homes."

Indeed -- there was one riding inside my Orange Line subway car to Vienna this evening. And I didn't see him carrying a farecard.

Too bad they can't do yard work. We love unauthorized migrants as long as we can exploit them.

[movingtodcfromseattle]

We were at Stribling Apple Orchard in Markham, VA this morning. The stink bugs were out of control! Flying into us, landing on our apples. Argh.....so annoying.

[Gottasay]

Originally Posted by CaliTerp07

Apparently the best way to get rid of them is to get chickens--they love to eat 'em!

Too bad chickens can't fly high enough to catch the ones hanging near my roof!