Stink bugs everywhere. I have been swamped with

[doc03]

Multi color Asian bugs for 25 years. This year there are very few, now stink bugs.

[Walleye]

1. And you can't squash them, too stinky

[forgotmylogin]

7. They seem very benign.

And too big to squish. I’ve had good luck capturing and releasing them outside. They don’t seem to bite and aren’t real scary. 🪲

[Walleye]

8. That's what I do grab hold of them and throw them out the window.Sometimes the cat likes to chase it

[forgotmylogin]

9. Those cats'll learn quick...

They are not tasty bugs!

[Walleye]

10. Yep, they wrinkle their nose

[cyclonefence]

11. Outside, they eat plants

Inside, they shit all over the place, leaving stains like somebody spit out his tobacco chaw.

I squash 'em in a used Kleenex.

[hlthe2b]

2. Well, I've been fighting the war of fruit and drain flies all summer so I do empathize.

They are less annoying no doubt than stink bugs, but damn if they haven't come back every damned time I've managed to treat/control them for a few days. Even now that the temps have cooled, they are still back in the warmer afternoon. I have traps everywhere, poured gallons of vinegar and boiling water down drains, clean, cleaned, clean and put all fruit/veggies in the refrigerator, even though that stunts the ripening.


Aargh.

[Pobeka]

4. What always works for me.

Pour a shot or two of single malt or cognac. Put the glass on the counter for a good 30 seconds.

Then sip the glass while listening to good music or watching a movie.

The fruit flies won't bother you for a few hours

[hlthe2b]

6. LOL...

Yeah. Might be the ultimate solution.

[WheelWalker]

3. Oregon's newly crowned state bird.

[Diamond_Dog]

5. I'm starting to see them here, too.

I think they try to come in when the weather gets cold.

[Jack the Greater]

12. I had an infestation of bagrada bugs two years ago in my veg garden

They are a species of stink bug, or shield bug, as they are known in polite company. I thought my kale was dying from heat until I noticed thousands of these pests teeming over the soil. They invaded the US in 2008 through a port on the Gulf of Mexico. By 2011 they were in Southern California. In their first year they destroyed 80% of the broccoli crop, with no known way to suppress them. They go after cruciferous vegetables such as bok choy, broccoli, cauliflower, cabbage, choy sum, kale, kohlrabi, napa cabbage, rutabaga and turnip, among others.

I pulled up the whole garden, saturated the soil and covered it in clear plastic. The hot summer noonday sun in the San Joaquin Valley heated the soil under the plastic to the point where I could not keep the palm of my hand in contact with the plastic sheeting. after a few weeks I pulled up the plastic and planted the fall garden. That was last year. Have not seen a bagrada bug since.

I have an urban backyard garden. I have no idea how those bugs found it. I plant from seed, so they did not come in with any plants. I keep a sharper eye on things now.

[doc03]

13. Weird looking, I see a pair of what looks like human eyes on the part between the

head and the main body.