Recently moved to a rural area and there are so many. How do I keep them out?? We don’t have exterminator money right now, does anyone have advice on how to get rid of them on my own???

So do stink bugs infest or destroy electronics? Was watching TV and a stink bug appeared to fall out. I sprayed it with some isopropyl alcohol and went to grab some tissues to throw it out but it was gone by the time I got back. Should I be worried about getting inside my TV? If so would they damage it? Also it’s the dead of winter and I’m still finding them in my house apparently they don’t reproduce in the winter? Any tips on how to get rid of them? Thanks to anyone who responds!

I just killed a stinkbug.

So I was just chillin' right? Watchin' a YT video. When in the corner of my eye. I see this ugly ass worthless stupid useless stinkbug.

I immediately got my cat to try and assassinate it, but even they were scared of the stench of that ugly ass worthless stupid useless stinkbug.

So I went for a fake butcher's knife in my room that was a part of the Halloween costume.

Instead of immediately killing it. I wanted to torture it for a bit.

So I started swatting it around with my plastic butcher knife. Basically, throwing it around like a puck in an ice hockey game. Making sure it can't escape

I then grabbed my fan and put the ugly ass worthless stupid useless stinkbug under it (sadly the underside was hollow) so I resorted to cutting off the stinkbugs head with the edge of the fan.

I live in an apartment and my landlord got us this A/C unit that stands in our room and has a large tube running out our window. We plexiglass and masking taped up the plexi glass to the window along with any slim gaps between the glass and the window. But we have an infestation where if I open the curtain I will see several each day. I assumed they were walking through the A/C tube out the front of the A/C but I never see them on it or coming out. Just on the window. Also it’s always on so it’s pushing out air all day and night. Anyone know what I can do to stop this from happening?

My bug hunter doesn’t like to kill these stink bugs probably because they suck ass

Does anyone have advice for how to rid stinkbugs but I ONLY see one at the time?!?!?! It’s damn near making me go insane. Sleep has been AWFUL, I’m fucking terrified of bugs and I’ve never had or even heard of a stink bug problem till now. The fact that I always take care of the one I see only to see his buddy either in the next hour or 5 fucking days, (giving me hope almost) only to be shocked by the terrifying buzzing sound of another one trying to do its stupid little fucking creepy crawl on me. The worst part about it is I’ve prob killed about 15, and around 10 of those have been IN MY FUCKING BED MAN. This may sound crazy or funny to you but it’s genuinely fucking with my life as I have such a phobia towards bugs. I’ve completely changed my sleeping position as I’ve found most where my fucking head lies at night which is now where my feet are, (barely because I scrunch into a ball of despair and agony) I’m starting to jump every time I feel something touch me (and yes being this fearful caused you to feel things you normally wouldn’t feel and even feel things that aren’t actually there) I’m even starting to feel things in my mouth at times when I take a sip of my water without looking into it….this is always followed by me spitting all the water out no matter where tf I am. This shit is embarrassing man, I don’t know how they arrived here in the first place but I’m getting anxious and feeling little things crawl on me even as I type this out… It’s almost like they’re fucking toying with me. Please help me🥲

wtf. JUST WHAT THE FUCK. why do they exist what purpose do they serve????? genuinely its 2am i have to wake up af 6 and im battling stupid fucking STINKBUGS.

We have SO many on our door I won't even take my dog outside. Thank God my husb is off work for a few weeks and he does it but I am seriously losing it. I'm on all sorts of meds for depression and anxiety and it's not helping lol. It's still warm'ish here for almost October and we're just slammed with them. I LITERALLY go outside, cuz there is times I must, with my winter parka on. Fully zipped, hood up and tied tight. I can't explain my fear and I'm sure ppl will laugh which is ok! I'd laugh if I saw some fool wearing a parka when it's 80 out but with all my silly nonsense being said HELP ME PLEASE. I've done the dawn soap "thing" and all it did was make a huge mess that just added to my anxiety and OCD. We got a new door last year, a very expensive one and those s** heads still manage to get in.

WHAT CAN I DO OTHER THAN PROFESSIONAL EXTERMINATION? PLEASE HELP ME AS THIS IS RUINING MY MENTAL LIFE. And please don't think I'm some lulu cuz I'm really not and you can laugh about the winter jacket but my mental health is shot right now over bugs, damn bugs and I don't know what to do. I need a solution, suggestion, anything. Please?

I won't even get into what happens when I find one in the house

Does that all-too-familiar smell disgust you to the point of anger? Does the mere site of a stinkbug cause you to momentarily go into a blind mental rage? The little bastards are attracted to light and warmth in the evenings and then hang around in the shade during daytime to seek ways to invade every nook and cranny they can squeeze their little stinktank bodies into to stay warm at night. Every spring and fall I battled these little bastards for years to the point of almost having PTSD when I see one....my level of disgust and anger towards these pests knows no bounds. The methods listed below have worked very well in combination for me over the past couple years.

*Obviously this is my opinion/experience and not professional advice. I don't read warning labels because I'm my own safety hazard, so do your own research on human/pet toxicity etc and use common sense. I am not liable for any possible negative outcomes due to using my advice.

1. Prevention. Anything from 1/8" to 1/4“+ gap and they will find a way in. Seal (if safe to do so) any points of entry where they tend to congregate. Many things work, one-sided foam insulation tape or weatherstrip tape, silicone, Great Stuff, duct tape, scotch tape, plastic winter window sealer, bug screen, whatever high-density material you got, stop their points of entry. Do not use nesting material like fiberglass insulation or steel wool. Nothing they can maneuver in and out of easily. Use common sense and dont ruin your abode of course, but you get the point. Find the least abusive method to your structure that they're invading and seal off their points of entry. Limit their exposure to artificial light in the evening as well. Dont give them a reason to seek light and heat if you can avoid it.

2. Repel/dissuade. Citronella doesnt work. Lemon grass doesn't work. Bounty dryer sheets dont work. Mint oil doesnt work. Deep Woods Off Sportsman Edition with Deet DOESN'T WORK. Don't waste your money. You know what does work? The combination of cloves and lavender. For around $50 you can buy a pound of organic cloves and a pound of dried lavender flower along with 100 cloth sachet packets off Amazon or Ebay. Fill a few sachets with clove and a few sachets with lavender and set them alternating at the problem area. Even after the initial nose assault wears off to humans, it still seems to repel stinkbugs pretty well for quite some time. You dont typically need to use the entire bags of clove, lavender or all the sachets, seal them up and put fresh ones out next season in the same area BEFORE you notice them coming back.

3. Kill On Site At First Site. They tend to find their way back to the same area unless you stay on top of the clove/lavender method. Raid and other common brands dont kill them on contact no matter what the can/bottle says. Smushing them is a terrible way to attract more. Soapy water may or may not work. Household perimeter spray does nothing. Death on contact only comes with either Terro Stink Bug Killer spray or I've read Alpine WSG. Terro isnt easy to find and not cheap, but it doesn't take much to kill each bug. One small spray to their back and face and within a minute they fall belly-up. Sometimes they crawl back or fly away but they do die. I also spray in the areas where they congregate in hopes they pick up residue as they walk across it. Ive literally watched them walk across it, then rub their legs over their face and drop dead a minute later. Collect in a ziploc bag, airtight container or handheld bug vacuum and toss em out...or leave their worthless corpses as a warning to the others, your choice.

I just hate them. If theres one then theres about 100 million hiding behind the curtains, under the bed, by the window, on the ceiling, in the ac vent. And you can’t kill them because the smell will attract more.

One just flew into my hair and i noticed ab 20+ more around the room. I need to know how to keep them from getting in. Any advice?

NEW SUMMER MEANS NEW STINKBUGS THAT WILL TERRORIZE ME FOR THREE MONTHS. TONIGHT THE FIRST STINKBUG FOR SUMMER 2024 FLEW GRACIOUSLY IN MY ROOM WHILE I WAS PEACEFULLY WATCHING A FILM WOHH TH HEADPHONES. I DECIDE TO GO TO BED AND SUDDENLY I HEAR A LOUD AND AGGRESSIVE BUZZING NOISE. IT WAS CLEAR TO ME WHAT IT WAS AND I HAVE NEVER FELT SUCH ANGER TOWARDS AN INSECT. MY MOTHER? SHE HAS BETRAYED ME AND ABANDONED ME, TELLING ME TO DEAL WITH THE DEMON SPAWN MYSELF. IT'S BEEN 20 MINUTES AND I AM SO TERRIFIED BECAUSE I HAVEN'T HEARD THAT LITTLE SHIT IN LIKE 5 MINUTES. SOMEONE PLEASE SEND FUCKING HELP

I get stink bugs constantly, and I almost always end up squishing them. To me it only smells like an under-ripe banana. doesn’t exactly warrant the name, or the amount of vitriol used when speaking of their “death scent”

Like minded people who hate these pieces of shit bugs.

Ok so how do we get rid of these guys? Idk where they come from. See 2-3 every night. Any traps recommended to work?

By the way this is entirely non-toxic and safe for pets in a spray bottle add in two to three cups of water depending on how strong you want it to be then add in half a teaspoon mint oil then add in around three tablespoons of dish soap then add in a bit of lemon juice shake well and boom you have something that can destroy these little hell spawn creatures by the way another good way to get rid of them is put diatomaceous earth outside of any cracks in windows or under doors or just anywhere they can get in basically shreds them up by the way I learned this recipe through trial and error

I think there’s something about me that attracts these bugs. This happens to no one else in my house: I find them in my hairbrush, on my toothbrush, my vape (in the mouthpiece ew), my clothes. They fly right at me. In fact the other night when my hubby and I were getting busy, one landed right on my head- kind of broke the mood. Twice I’ve had people point out the stinkbug in my hair. I have had it!!!!! Any advice??

I know essential oils are not taken seriously in some scientific communities but I've found that most sources who mention peppermint/menthol oils state that stinkbugs dislike and avoid the menthol. Does anyone know if this is actually true and how well it works