Swarming invasive insect found in US

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Not new here wrote:

Have had them in Indiana 2 summers. They get in the house on the walls. Nasty things we call them stink bugs.

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Deer Whisperer wrote:

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Purdue University extension service has no information about these elm seed bugs being in Indiana and the article states that the Idaho finding is the first in the U.S.
Box elder bugs are in Indiana. They are similar and "related". Links with pics.
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/02/04/boxeld...
http://livingwithinsects.wordpress.com/2011/0...

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Deer Whisperer wrote:

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Purdue University extension service has no information about these elm seed bugs being in Indiana and the article states that the Idaho finding is the first in the U.S.
Box elder bugs are in Indiana. They are similar and "related". Links with pics.
http://www.whatsthatbug.com/2011/02/04/boxeld...
http://livingwithinsects.wordpress.com/2011/0...

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off the trail wrote:

What have they been saying,.. "Immigration is out of control!"
Hello, we erradicated them once, but the bedbug re-immigrated.

SLY WEST wrote:

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Box Elder bugs have been around forever, and contrary to what most people think they aren't limited to areas with Box elder trees, they are a very hardy bug that really have no natural enemies due to the taste of them, even Geese pass them by, they have a waxy outer coating that plays a part in their breathing that pretty much makes them impervious to most commercial Chemicals, but....all is not lost, a mixture of dish soap and warm water will dissolve that waxy coating which in turn suffocates them, on a warm Sunny afternoon following a chilly morning they can usually be found on southern exposed surfaces, they pretty much breed continuosly and the female is very distinctive by her blood red color and are just a fraction of the size of the males, they have a tendency to glob up (For lack of a better word) on the female which is the perfect time to spray them, you will never get rid of them completely but can control their population to a point. Other than looking so similar to a roach and their incessant buzzzzzing around they are pretty much harmless, they feed on freshly decomposing leaves and flowers, especially fruit tree leaves.

PFfff wrote:

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we have them, the stink bugs, their gross too. lol
not bad right now, but as soon as the fall comes, they think my house is theirs. i should charge them rent!
lol
hi luke...

Uh Clem wrote:

Well the joke is one them. Our Elm trees were wiped out decades ago.

Deer Whisperer wrote:

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This is so ... good post!

wroady wrote:

A 50/50 mix of water and alcohol will kill bedbugs if not on contact, damn close.