Bad stinkbug infestation in the Indian Springs area of Western MD. Vac is the only way I can catch them. I was really PO'd until I developed a game, Stinkflick. While sitting in my chair near the woodstove and under a bright reading lamp that really attracts stinkbugs, I wait until one lands on my chair or body, I line him up with the stove, on which is an open pan of hot water, and give him a good flick with the thumb and second finger. With some practice you can bank shot the bug off the fireplace, into the hot water. After a bit of practice, you can do a hard shot off the fireplace on to the stove surface, the record so far for stinkbug backflips is six, before they become toast. Good luck and good flicking.
I really hate to suggest this but maybe you need to get out of the house more often? :laughing::laughing::laughing::laughing: Just say'n.
Over on The Front Porch there are a couple of threads running about old TV shows and movies people like. Maybe watching some of the old shows/movies would be helpful if you do not want to leave the house..... :laughing::laughing:
I don't even know ya but I am worried about ya and this "game" of yours.
If you keep this up they might make a reality TV show with you as the "star" except I do not think you want to be the "star." :laughing::laughing::laughing:
Maybe you can get StinkFlick turned into an Olympic Sport?
Thankfully we have not had the Asian buggies at home but they get into the stair wells at work. Some of the stair wells are sided almost completely in glass. The wells on the south side of the buildings stay very warm even in the winter which attracts the bugs. The bugs like the heat and stay in the wells until they die.
The worst bug problem we had was from the moths/worms that is in oats, almonds, granola, etc products. We used to buy from a store that had big bulk bins.
We left some of the food in the plastic bag in the cabinets and ended up with a huge infestation of the worms. The eggs would hatch in the food and then out came these little white inch worm like things. They would climb up on the ceiling following the heat. Then they would fall from a single thread from the ceiling. Rather unpleasant when eating or fixing food.
It took a couple of years of cleaning to get rid of the bugs.
One of the last times I bought bulk product from the particular store, I was in there near the bulk bins, and the number of moths flying around was unreal. The manager knew about the problem. We just stopped going to the store. Food was expensive and I do not think I should have to pay extra for worms and mouths. If they gave me discount.....
At the new house we had a slight infestation but we got rid of it and now all products bought from a bin go into the freezer.
The StinkFlick game description almost made me spew coffee this morning. :thumbsup:
Later
Dan
