Stink Bugs in Your House? How and why they are there, what they are doing, and what you can do.

Alien Brown Marmorated Stink Bugs were first documented near Allentown, Pennsylvania in 1998. By 2012 they had spread to 40 of 50 states. They have caused millions of dollars in damage to agriculture crops especially "pit fruits" including peaches and plums. Stink Bugs are "true bugs" in the order Hemiptera and I describe their distinguishing features. Stink Bugs are compare to other true bugs such as bed bugs and assassin bugs. All bugs have a proboscis, a needle-like sucking mouth part, used to stab plants or prey. Stink bugs adults enter homes to find a warm place to over winter. Indoors they do not bite, eat or reproduce and when spring comes they emerge from hiding in cracks and crevices in an effort to get back outdoors. They do release a foul smelling order from glands on their abdomen when crushed or disturbed. Exudates can leaves annoying stains around windows or doors where they tend to congregate indoors. Spraying pesticides indoors has been shown to be infective. I suggest two different ways they can be removed by vacuuming with modifications. I also describe an effective homemade DIY stink bug "trap" that Virginia Tech University researches proved to be more effective than commercially sold stink bug traps.

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Virginia Tech Stink Bug Trap:
https://vtnews.vt.edu/articles/2014/0...

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