tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177335184322064623.post468842069429742209..comments2024-03-28T23:54:40.814-06:00Comments on forms traced by light: bugKatehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09944835420352128990noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177335184322064623.post-15924762892474267222011-02-26T19:37:44.228-07:002011-02-26T19:37:44.228-07:00Wow. Now I know what I have, I guess. And I...Wow. Now I know what I have, I guess. And I'll file a report with RU maintenance - or the stinkbug department (no jokes, folks) - on Monday morning. I suspect that stinkbugs are some of the milder problems of 36 Union Street. I'm very grateful for all this identification and advice ...Katehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09944835420352128990noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177335184322064623.post-58773151345223137882011-02-26T17:08:27.259-07:002011-02-26T17:08:27.259-07:00P.S. Avoid pesticides at all costs. A house full o...P.S. Avoid pesticides at all costs. A house full of dead stink bugs in the roof and walls will only invite more destructive scavengers that you *don't* want (like carpet beetles).Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177335184322064623.post-58669901763081761982011-02-26T17:05:41.797-07:002011-02-26T17:05:41.797-07:00I would advise that you avoid exciting them at all...I would advise that you avoid exciting them at all (and especially avoid squishing them), as the 'stink' they emit when threatened (or killed) attracts their brethren. The best solution: grab a water bottle, let the little critter crawl in, and deposit him in the toilet (don't worry... they can survive without oxygen for an inordinately long amount of time). You will also benefit from sealing all crevices, removing any air-conditioner units in windows, and spraying a mixture of common hand-soap diluted in water along window-sills and in any areas that they've been lurking (with every step they excrete a small trail of the aforementioned pheromone). Finally, Rutgers has an entire departmental team devoted to the invasion: http://njaes.rutgers.edu/stinkbug/<br /><br />Good luck!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2177335184322064623.post-7807625542478690652011-02-26T09:43:09.128-07:002011-02-26T09:43:09.128-07:00Ah. A Shield Bug, aka "Stink Bug." We a...Ah. A Shield Bug, aka "Stink Bug." We are having an infestation of them in my house. Because I am adverse to paying someone to come in and spray my house with chemicals, I pick them up carefully from the sides (if you pick them up with thumb and forefinger over their tummies, you'll find out why they are stink bugs) and toss them in the toilet. Then I remind myself that they don't eat anything, don't destroy anything, don't reproduce inside - they just want a cozy place to stay, as do we all.Suzanne Hyehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11565542531954422778noreply@blogger.com