My.
Gosh.
Say hello to the Maryland Stinkbug. “Mary” as I like to call her. Formal name: Brown Marmorated Stinkbug. I hate her. She’s everywhere. I’m going to lose my mind.
Ughhh, is anyone else finding these little hellions around their house?? It’s been a problem for a few months but then we had some good freezes and they disappeared. Well, she’s playing the evil nemesis part well because just when I think I’m rid of her she’s back. Yesterday she was on the curtains upstairs. P wasn’t home so I grabbed a giant wad of TP and flushed. Luckily she’s not very fast. The day before that I found her on top of the stairs as I was vacuuming, sucked up she went. But today, ugh, today is too much. I was just folding Samster’s clothes and noticed a little something resting in the bottom of the dryer…it took me a minute to figure it out…poop perhaps? Piece of a walnut? Nooo, oh dear. AGH! It’s Mary’s torso! ICK! ICK! ICK! I guess she was in Sam’s hamper and got tossed in the wash. Somehow in the spin cycle lost her limbs and head and now there she was, and me? I’m officially pushed pass my bug tolerance. Does this mean there’s little legs in Sam’s clothes? Perhaps a antennae on the sheets? I’m freaking out just typing this! I swear I just felt something on my back…EEK!
Google says there’s no treatment for them. They’re an invasive species taking over the northeast. Lovely. Please tell me someone knows of a solution. I’ve officially declared war and as of now Mary’s kicking my butt. That Mary’s good at psychological warfare.
If you are totally opposed to using a pesticide, there are a couple of more natural ideas to try. You can throw or spray soapy water on them. This does help for a short time but more will come. You would have to do this daily. Also, you can make nicotine water. Break up some cigarettes and put the tobacco in water and let it soak. It is the same concept as the soapy water. Either of these solutions will be an ongoing battle.
Just a thought!
I’m so glad that you know what they are. I have found a couple of those in my house in the bathroom. It’s so weird. I have no idea where they come from and bugs gross me out. You’d better run a clean cyle in the washer to get rid of any leftover Mary before you put any more clothes in to wash!
OMGosh! I thought I was the only one!! They are invading my house as well. If you find a solution, please let me know!!!
OMG!!! They’ve been in my apartment too! We thought it was a moth. Then we came to the realization that they weren’t. My roommate calls them little dinosaurs. Either way, THANKS! I’m showing her your blog right now!!!
Just wanted to say that I had one of these in my mouth before! I got a burrito bol at Chipotle, felt something hard in my mouth, and spit out a stinkbug! It was mixed in with the black beans! It tasted gross, luckily i didn’t bite down on it. the legs were gone though, not sure if i ate them or not.
I know this is an old post but I just had to comment. The fall after we moved into our condo (which backs up to the woods) we were removing a window air conditioner from our loft window for the winter. Once we removed the air conditioner there were HUNDREDS of these guys crawling out of the window molding! As I ran around screaming and threatening to put the condo on the market my poor husband was trapping them in a plastic grocery bag. Every year we have a very long visit from these little buggers, as I type my Chihuahua is hunting one down near our lamp, and they have forced me to become a crazy lady who doesn't open the windows in the spring/summer, I'm strictly central air now. 😉