Stink Bug Survey

Anonymous Poster · Dec 30, 2002

The odor they emit when crushed reminds me of fresh cut grass. 

I crushed a couple unknowingly in my shed, and thought "rotten apples" before I realized where the smell was coming from....

Topic for new thread: "What does a stink bug smell like to you???" /w3tcompact/icons/laugh.gif

Bill in Pgh, PA

JohnMiller3 · Dec 30, 2002

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I've never heard of a stink bug... (on the same token... I haven't heard a quadzillion other things either)

But... are you sure that's not a Cockroach...! /w3tcompact/icons/shocked.gif

northcreek2624 · Dec 31, 2002

"But... are you sure that's not a Cockroach...!" 

Yes I'm sure,cockroachs are fast on the other hand you could time stink bugs with a sundial.
They do smell similar to all the things mentioned in this thread and I've noticed that even among my family we all have a different idea about what the smell reminds us of.
One thing for sure is that the odor is unmistakable and they don't hesitate to use it,even in freezing wheather when they appear to be dead...PHEW!........Mike

JDGREEN4ME · Jan 5, 2003

Looks alot like a boxelder beetle, that we have all over our place. We have them in the house at this point also. We were doing some work on the back porch and there were hundreds of them between the walls!

northcreek2624 · Jan 5, 2003

[red["Looks alot like a boxelder beetle"

Maybe,do they stink?.........Mike

BB_TX · Jan 6, 2003

Here are some stink bug pictures. Looks similar to your picture except for the back legs. Apparently there are varies species of it though.

northcreek2624 · Jan 8, 2003

Now I'm confused,my insect doesn't look like a stink bug or a boxeder bug.
I've been checking the various insect sites but none of the bugs shown have the back legs that look like Popeye's arms.
All my bugs have them so it's not a male/female thing.
Any thoughts??.........Mike

BB_TX · Jan 9, 2003

I am at a loss too. I have seen those bugs with the same hind legs around here (N TX), but I don't know what they are called. I thought they were stink bugs also.

BB_TX · Jan 9, 2003

Look what I found. Looks like you might have a leaf footed bug from the family Coreidae./w3tcompact/icons/clever.gif

northcreek2624 · Jan 9, 2003

TX,thanks for pointing me in the right direction,now I know where these critters came from,Califonia but it took them 80+ years to get to New York.Here's the <A target="_blank" HREF=http://ceinfo.unh.edu/Counties/Hillsborough/seedbug.htm>scoop</A>........Mike