Stink bugs, preying mantises, and for me come spring in West Creek a house full of ladybugs trying to get out. OK, I opened all the windows wide but little bug brains can't tell glass from air so for a couple of weeks I had live window shades. Thankfully stink bugs don't winter in sheltered areas.
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The single from the 2010 album We The People; Throw The Bums Out or... Caribou Barbie?
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Ah, but they do. They come inside in fall and stay over the winter, awakening whenever the warmth suits them.Originally Posted by kb2vxa
From W'pedia:
The brown marmorated stink bug is more likely to invade homes in the fall than others in the family.[6] The bug survives the winter as an adult by entering houses and structures when autumn evenings become colder. Adults can live from several months to a year.[7][8] They will enter under siding, into soffits, around window and door frames, or any space which has openings big enough to fit through. Once inside the house, they will go into a state of hibernation. They wait for winter to pass, but often the warmth inside the house causes them to become active, and they may fly clumsily around light fixtures.
Given the choice, I'd rather have the ladybugs back instead of the stinkbugs.
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BAN THE DH!
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Teslacle's Deviant to Fudd's Law: It goes in, it must go out.
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Nothing a gallon of Lindane won't handle.
I keep my 2 feet on the ground, and my head in the twilight zone.
Thanks Albie, but I never saw a brown marinaded stink bug, only the salad green ones.
"Given the choice, I'd rather have the ladybugs back instead of the stinkbugs."
Me2, if left unmolested they don't ooze that orange stinky stuff that's highly irritating to the skin.
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I find, to my utter amusement, that the highest concentrations of these imported pests is Eastern PA and MD. Lucky us!
Don't get too giddy, though. They are spreading out rapidly.
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