We've had them get into contactors, contactor pulls in, good bye contactor. Boss wanted us to just clean them. Gave him one to clean, he hasn't asked since; LOL
The Silver lining on this is I've been able to replace old contactors with
Ingress Protection contactors. I haven't lost one of the IP
contactors due to Stink Bugs.
The story around here about the stink bugs was this... (Whether or not true???) The bugs were brought over from Asia or wherever to take care of the lady bug problem we had a few years back. Now, as one other had posted, I've heard they are talking about bringing over some kind of wasp to take care of the stink bugs. Hmm... I don't know about you guys, but lady bugs < stink bugs < Wasps.... I don't think we're going in the right direction on this one. Last time I checked, we don't need any more wasps in our equipment!
Good news I hear this year for whatever reason is suppose to be the worst stink bug invasion ever
My teenage bug hating daughter is absolutely thrilled with this current forecast
Where is a little science when ya need it? There has got to be a way to kill these little bugs............
Get rid of all your low growing vegetation; The bugs like to lay eggs under the leaves of it. Once temps start hitting the 70's the females begin to produce. The bugs like the color yellow. Diatomaceous Earth kills stink bugs (The stuff you put in your pool filter)
http://www.ehow.com/how_5126114_rid-...me-garden.html
Supposedly, the arrival of the stink bug originated in a shippment to an Allentown PA store from somewhere in Asia. The one thing leads to another theory starts everytime an animal gets displaced in the world. The theory has legitimate background though. In some instances man has stupidly gone down the trail of making one bad decision after another in order to try to right a wrong. Rabbits in Australia, starlings in North America, mongoose in Hawaii, some beetle that came in the cherry blossom trees from China, given to the U.S. and planted in D.C. are all examples of man's introduction of animal species causing problems. There are thousands more examples.
Training is important!
Practical Training is a must!
Most likely just another example of a "State of Fear" scenario being enacted. I'm so tired of being told of how many things I need to fear that I pretty much don't fear anything any longer.
By keeping us in a "State of Fear" over stink bugs, just think of the value to pesticide producers and exterminators that will prevail. Not to mention the excuse for an increase of food costs due to alleged destruction of crops.
For my own home, which was absolutely invaded by the little critters, I have been working all winter to draw them out of hibernation and eliminate them a little at a time. I seem to be making progress, but time will really tell.
One problem is that they are only affected by chemical pesticides when they come in direct contact with it. I have been treating the cracks and other minute openings around the house where the largest groups of these things congregate. Each time I raise the temperatures in the house to draw them out, I am getting less and less of them appearing.
Also, if my theory about the indigenous birds figuring out that they are good to eat is correct, we should not be having any way near the infestation of them this year as we had last year.
Training is important!
Practical Training is a must!
The predication here is of biblical proportions http://wusa9.com/news/local/story.as...6418&catid=189
I really hope their wrong and that this a fear tactic as you put it
I just read that chickens love the taste of stink bugs. Start collecting them to sell to your local chicken farmer.
Training is important!
Practical Training is a must!