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Old 10-17-2016, 5:54pm   #1
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Default Freakin' stinkbugs!
Damn things are everywhere trying to get in.

You shoo them, they spray.
You swat them, they spray.
They land on you, they spray.
You look at them hard, they spray.

And with fall setting in, they are all trying to get in.
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We have them trying to get into our house
So far just small numbers but we have found about a half dozen so far
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Old 10-17-2016, 6:18pm   #3
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What are stinkbugs ???
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Old 10-17-2016, 6:23pm   #4
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What are stinkbugs ???
A shieldbug imported from China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_marmorated_stink_bug

Damn things spray when threatened. The smell is not as bad a skunk, but unpleasant just the same.

I don't think anything eats them. What would want to?
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Damn things are everywhere trying to get in.

You shoo them, they spray.
You swat them, they spray.
They land on you, they spray.
You look at them hard, they spray.
You stand 3 feet away with a can of WD40 and a bic lighter.....
They don't spray
And with fall setting in, they are all trying to get in.
Fxtd
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A shieldbug imported from China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_...ated_stink_bug


Damn things spray when threatened. The smell is not as bad a skunk, but unpleasant just the same.

I don't think anything eats them. What would want to?
I had a crapload of them on the side of the house. Nothing works on them... sooo...

I got in touch with my inner redneck, got out the leaf blower and... POOF...

they were gone. Most haven't returned.
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Brake cleaner..... had a bunch of grasshoppers in back last summer.....one hit and they dead.....they try to get away but the cleaner get them.....
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A shieldbug imported from China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_...ated_stink_bug


Damn things spray when threatened. The smell is not as bad a skunk, but unpleasant just the same.

I don't think anything eats them. What would want to?
Ummmm,.....we have been known to eat some stinky things...
just saying.....
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Old 10-18-2016, 8:39am   #10
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live in the great state of Colorado and u don't have these kind of problems
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Damn things are everywhere trying to get in.

You shoo them, they spray.
You swat them, they spray.
They land on you, they spray.
You look at them hard, they spray.

And with fall setting in, they are all trying to get in.
No kidding, and that smell is horrible!
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Never saw them here in Missouri but we have a shitload of Japanese beetles which, BTW, I despise. We treat our yard for grubs, none of my neighbors do though.
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Was asking what they were, because we have had a herd of bugs that look similar to them, but they appear red in color, they show up in giant clusters of hundreds, don't know what they are either.
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Old 10-18-2016, 12:36pm   #14
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A shieldbug imported from China.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brown_...ated_stink_bug


Damn things spray when threatened. The smell is not as bad a skunk, but unpleasant just the same.

I don't think anything eats them. What would want to?

Along with another great import from China is the emerald ash borer.
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But, they're so crunchy and tart! Not one gram of fat on 'em either AND THEY'RE FREE! Who says there's no such thing as a free lunch!
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Was asking what they were, because we have had a herd of bugs that look similar to them, but they appear red in color, they show up in giant clusters of hundreds, don't know what they are either.
Box Elder Bugs.

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Along with another great import from China is the emerald ash borer.
You can thank us in SE MI for the import of that
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Box Elder Bugs.

That's them, they multiply like crazy, there everywhere, and so annoying.
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Gasoline or bleach....
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Gasoline or bleach....
Carb cleaner, etc...not good for when they are already in the house. We have small numbers of them and they tend to just sit on the walls or other surfaces.
If I can reach them, I just grab with a paper towel and smash immediately. So far no problems.
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