The long-awaited, warm days of Spring mean open windows at my house, and that has led to a few unwelcome guests. My daughter spotted one of these adult stink bugs (or pentatomids) in our bath tub, and judging from the phone calls I have been receiving at the office, we are not the only ones to find one. Last Fall, this garden dweller probably hunkered down for the winter in a crack or crevice around my bathroom window. When things warmed up, it began to stir and had the misfortune of crawling indoors instead of back out into the garden. The disagreeable odor these bugs can emit when stressed or crushed earned them their name, but they are not really an indoor pest. They feed on plants, and while they might damage plants they will not harm wood, fabrics, or food products. The best solution is to scoop them up and put them back in the garden where they belong.
TAGS: stink bugs, pentatomids
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1 Tony // Jan 14, 2008 at 9:19 pm
its the middle of the winter and im seeing these “stink bugs” in my house almost daily. its not so pleasant when you wake up next to one of these in your bed. i found that ant & roach killer doesnt work so well on them but burning them with a lighter is fun
2 Cathy // Feb 6, 2008 at 1:57 pm
We have also had large numbers of these in our house this winter, I threw 5 out the window yesterday. My husband squashes them. Never had this problem before.
3 debbie // Apr 18, 2008 at 9:23 pm
i am about ready to get a gun and blow their heads off, even spraying them with paint primer did not kill them!
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