Stink Bugs?

does anyone have ANY sort of solution yet for keeping these things out of the home? they have SERIOUSLY mentally freaked my pop out ever since he found HUNDREDS of them in his bedroom just chilling out in his bedroom under his bed skirt.

any solutions? anyway to trap them lure them or "keep them" out of the inside of the house? physically blocking them is not a viable option IE sealing up the house. we can only seal so much but I imagine not nearly enough to stop them getting in.

any suggestions at all?

 

No, there's no solutions yet. I just get a paper cup and scoop them up and toss them back out the door. A lot of them are already dead when I find them.

 

Check all bathroom vent fans where they exhaust at the side of the house. Possibly the flapper isn't closing properly, they get wedged open easily, even with minor lint. Check ext of clothes dryer vent for the same.

Window/wall unit air conditioner units allow easy access, too.

 

There MUST be a way to trap these things. I mean WHAT are they eating? there not eating our food and they are not eating our clothing. SO WHAT in the world are they eating? I know they attack crops but there are no "crops" around here.

if I can figure out what is DRAWING them maybe I can create an external concentration of this "whatever" and kill the buggers enmass. thin the population a bit give them someplace desirable to go besides INTO our home.

 

They are not eating anything inside your house. There are no traps for them. Do an internet search and learn about them. Modern day sprays are not very effective, either.

The stinkbugs that you see now are the ones that overwintered behind the siding, in the attic, etc. of your house. Now that it is warming up, they are starting to come out thinking that it is spring. If they are especially bad in that one room, then that is a clue that their entry/exit point is nearby. Follow my previous post, and remember to learn as much as you can about them.

We tell our customers to close up, seal, screen, etc as best they can, and get used to them, at least to some degree. We do power spray exteriors, which helps a little.

 

yes we noticed when it got "warm" in a room in the winter they "came out"

I know they are not eating anything IN the house but THEY ARE EATING. they ARE HERE for a reason. They are THRIVING not DIEING so they ARE eating something.

what is it? what do they LIKE? trapping them is easy (they are dumb and they are lousy flyers) its getting them INTO the traps that is hard.

so outside WHAT attracts them? what do they DESIRE. I have been reading as much as I can on these things but there is so little information. its always "Crops" well what the heck does crops mean? there is no corn or wheat or anything like that around here so "WHAT" around here is attracting them. what are they feeding on?

Hmm attic. I am going to have to check that right away we have a pretty large attic space and its open to outside (ventilation) looks like I am going to be buying some screen material to close up the attic a bit better.

will normal foggers kill them? IE if I toss a few insect fog grenades up in the attic will that murder them?

IE I want to kill them before I seal it up.

 

Disregard post. Can't get images to stay in post.

 

They're not eating anything inside the house. They come in to keep warm, because their natural habitat is warm, and go into hibernation. When it warms up a bit, they come out and usually die soon after since there's nothing to eat. At least this is my observation of them after watching them for a few years.
Nothing that's even somewhat safe will kill them. The only thing that will kill them, is so toxic, they don't advise us using it.
They like tomatoes, for one. Since we plant them outside, it is a crop even if it's small.
Nothing is attracting them. They were brought here accidentally and they're just trying to survive. They have no predators around here and there's nothing available that will get rid of them yet.

 

it is cooler in the house in the summer than it is outside. so why are they inside? is it too hot? ie they are coming in to cool down?

they seem to be procreating JUST FINE so they are eating something.

is there a low temp they do not like? IE can I chase them out with cold? how cool would I have to make a room to persuade them to leave or not come in?

they are REALLY freaking my father out. REALLY badly. I don't know why its something mental but they are flipping his lid. so if I can at least persuade them to stay out of his bedroom that would be a start.

would 70' be cold enough? (if its 80+ outside)

 

I don't know where you live, but around here, they only come inside in the winter. I haven't seen any inside once it turns 80. I keep my temp around 62 in the winter and they just hibernate and hide somewhere, they don't leave.
They only procreate outside, never inside. It just seems like they do because they come out of hiding.
I guess you just have to get used to them because there's no getting rid of them at the moment.

 

Hmm no here they INVADE our home in the summer. in the winter we only get maybe 1 a week.

in the summer DOZENS a week sometimes hundreds.

 

I'd note where you're finding them most - It's likely to be very near the entry point of your home. Also, if it helps your dad, have him keep a shop vac near by, he can suck them up quickly, keep his bedroom bug free, and thin the population. Check all drawers, closets and window frames where they may be nesting, caulk or seal where you think they may be coming in and repeat the cycle until your home becomes more tolerable.

Good luck.

 

yes we found some shifting in the window frame that opened a crack to outside along with funky screen. Fixing both. also going to add "screens" to all exterior venting to prevent intrusion.

I have a feeling a large portion of the problem is the "open access" attic. Almost afraid to go up their and see what I find hehehe :-) its gonna be a fun bout of murder death kill on them bugs :-)

I have an electric tazer paddle thing I take great pleasure in cooking them till they smoke :-)

 

I've heard sterling is coming out with a pheromone trap, but it wont be available till fall.

I've done a lot of reading on these disgusting critters..

I would agree sealing up your house as well as you can. I have a lot of work myself in this department.

I've heard that if you can fit a nickel in the crack, they can get in.

It appears that it is only a rumor that killing them attracts more.

However they can leave their scent on your house that marks it as a safe haven and will attract more. But that is not the scent we smell when crushing them. This attractant scent is what the new traps will be using.

Also in the late fall when they're trying to get in, keep the blinds closed. They are attracted to light.

Hope that helps!

 

scoob: I had not heard of the pheromone trap research; I hope it is happening and will be successful. We use pheromone traps for german roaches (Victor) and stored product pests. The drawing power of pheromones is impressive. I imagine that the stink bug hero traps will be installed outside, away from our houses much like japanese beetle traps.