Ugh. If you aren't yet fed up with Chinese imports, here's one good reason to be... stink bugs.These Chinese pests are everywhere. I kill two or three a day.
I hate theses bugs. HATE them!
The other day I saw one crawling all over a news commentator on TV. Made me cringe.
They stayed away during our long cold spell. But now that it's been in the 50s and 60s here, they've returned. I think they live to torment me.
I found out today that I need a different strategy to defeat them. Apparently squishing them only encourages more. "One thing you want to avoid is crushing them, since the lingering scent can be detected by other stink bugs long after it has faded from our own olfactory memory and draw more stink bugs to your hearthside." Source.
I take some encouragement in knowing our government is on it. USDA is working on a pheromone trap that will lure the pest away. Glad to know my government may be good for something. Well, maybe. The bug hasn't been conquered yet.
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