I read an article today about the rising number of stink bugs! I was very interested in this article because in the last week, I've noticed about a dozen stink bugs on my window at one time!
The article starts off by saying this problem is a "stinkpocalpyse". (Which I thought was very clever) The article also talks about in the beginning that the stink bugs came from Asia. I always thought they were indigenous to the U. S. This reminded me of the invasive species project I did in 7th grade. We were given a species that was not originally from the U. S. and we had to create a presentation on it.
The articles that there are 60% more stink bugs then last year! I don't even remember seeing a stink bug last year. I think I've seen more this year than I have in my whole entire life! I also thought the fact that people suck up stink bugs in vacuum cleaners was interesting. Does it kill the stink bugs? You can actually buy a bug vacuum.
The article continues to talk about more ways to prevent/get rid of stink bugs.
The articles also talks about why stink bugs move indoors in late September and early October. When the temperatures get cooler, the stink bugs look for a warmer place. What's more perfect than a heated a house?
I encourage you to read this article for yourself! It's very interesting!
Here is a short video on ways to get rid of stink bugs.
This video shows you what stink bugs do in 2 minutes. They are very boring creatures!
I have the same problem at my house and they are soooo gross.
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