Stink bugs | Imamother

amother

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 8:42 am

This winter I keep seeing stink bugs in my house. Has anyone had them and been able to get rid of them. They are so gross.

Chayalle

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 8:43 am

I've gotten one or two....I knock them into a cup (very easy once you see where they've landed) and flush them.

amother

Coffee

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 8:56 am

You must be in Lakewood..
It’s a big problem here..
We had an exterminator 3x and we still have some stink bugs..
I heard that only one company knows how to treat them effectively... hence not the company we used 😕

amother

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 9:14 am

amother [ Coffee ] wrote:

I’m not in Lakewood but I am in NJ. Our exterminator is usually good but he said there’s not much to do for them. So I was hoping someone here would have ideas. I think they are coming through my chimney which is mostly closed off. I guess we could seal it more.

amother

Cerulean

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 9:17 am

amother [ Coffee ] wrote:

I have them too and live in Lakewood. Which company treats them effectively?

amother

Coffee

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 9:43 am

amother [ Cerulean ] wrote:

I have them too and live in Lakewood. Which company treats them effectively?

I heard “mug a bug” but haven’t used them (yet).

Chayalle

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 9:59 am

My friend in Monsey told me she had tons of them....so I don't think it's just a Lakewood problem.

But yeah...I had them in my old house, and they followed me when I moved....not tons, but I get them here and there.

amother

Aubergine

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 11:19 am

We have em in VA, too!
They're very slow and incredibly stupid. Just trap and flush.
But whatever you do, don't smash one, because their friends and family show up for the levaya.

amother

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 11:25 am

amother [ Aubergine ] wrote:

We have em in VA, too!
They're very slow and incredibly stupid. Just trap and flush.
But whatever you do, don't smash one, because their friends and family show up for the levaya.

We vacuum them up. But it scares my kids when they fly around because they’re big. I hate them.

amother

Silver

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 11:36 am

amother [ Aubergine ] wrote:

We have em in VA, too!
They're very slow and incredibly stupid. Just trap and flush.
But whatever you do, don't smash one, because their friends and family show up for the levaya.

That's only when their small.
Once they get big, they fly!

amother

Aubergine

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 2:01 pm

amother [ Silver ] wrote:

That's only when their small.
Once they get big, they fly!

The was one flying around my light fixture in our bedroom last night! I thought it was a bee. And then I realized that a) it's nighttime and b) it's february

amother

Babyblue

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 2:38 pm

we have them in monsey and my house is new! we opened our window completely and we saw there were several sitting hidden on the outside ledge we guess they were coming in from cracks by the window and in wall AC , the bug clinic in spring valley gave us a great gel to use
good luck!

amother

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 2:59 pm

amother [ Babyblue ] wrote:

Do you have the name of the gel? I would order from amazon.

Do they come out more at night for everyone else?

thunderstorm

Wed, Feb 12 2020, 3:05 pm

Chayalle wrote:

I've gotten one or two....I knock them into a cup (very easy once you see where they've landed) and flush them.

I have them . One just flew onto my kitchen cabinet and I did what Chayalle does : trap in a cup and flush down the toilet.
I agree, they are gross. Especially when they fly.