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Brown Marmorated Stink Bug
OK, I know that they enter a period of dormancy in the winter, but on
sunny days they can be active. Even at night they may be attracted to lights in your home. When they have these temporary active periods, what do they feed on? They need food for energy, but we do not have house plants and I have never seen them on the fresh fruits we keep on the kitchen counter. Researched the web but could find no answer to this specific question. Thanks |
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On 10/25/2010 11:31 AM, Absolutely Contrary Mary wrote:
OK, I know that they enter a period of dormancy in the winter, but on sunny days they can be active. Even at night they may be attracted to lights in your home. When they have these temporary active periods, what do they feed on? They need food for energy, but we do not have house plants and I have never seen them on the fresh fruits we keep on the kitchen counter. Researched the web but could find no answer to this specific question. Thanks http://insects.about.com/od/truebugs/p/Hhalys.htm |
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On 10/25/2010 11:31 AM, Absolutely Contrary Mary wrote:
OK, I know that they enter a period of dormancy in the winter, but on sunny days they can be active. Even at night they may be attracted to lights in your home. When they have these temporary active periods, what do they feed on? They need food for energy, but we do not have house plants and I have never seen them on the fresh fruits we keep on the kitchen counter. Researched the web but could find no answer to this specific question. Thanks Besides what other poster referenced, I've seen them on my pepper plants and chestnut trees. Here in northern DE, their invasion is getting worse and rest of country will see joy in having them around in years to come. |
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Frank wrote: On 10/25/2010 11:31 AM, Absolutely Contrary Mary wrote: OK, I know that they enter a period of dormancy in the winter, but on sunny days they can be active. Even at night they may be attracted to lights in your home. When they have these temporary active periods, what do they feed on? They need food for energy, but we do not have house plants and I have never seen them on the fresh fruits we keep on the kitchen counter. Researched the web but could find no answer to this specific question. Thanks Besides what other poster referenced, I've seen them on my pepper plants and chestnut trees. Here in northern DE, their invasion is getting worse and rest of country will see joy in having them around in years to come. http://thurly.net/07u2 Or http://books.google.com/books?id=aD0...A27&dq=stink+b ug+popcorn+vietnamese&source=bl&ots=&sig=baBnQfOhf RzmEguiaM6K-gpRROI&hl=e n&ei=1s3GTPeXI4Sdlgf9p7DpAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct =result&resnum=4&ved=0C B4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=stink%20bug%20popcorn%20viet namese&f=false I pick them up by hand. They don't sting and they move slow. Have stunned them with a fly swatter but no need to. -- Bill S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade garden http://www.informationisbeautiful.ne...l-supplements/ |
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You should not smoosh a stink bug because the scent it lets off will
attract more of them. On Oct 26, 8:53*am, Bill who putters wrote: In article , *Frank wrote: On 10/25/2010 11:31 AM, Absolutely Contrary Mary wrote: OK, I know that they enter a period of dormancy in the winter, but on sunny days they can be active. *Even at night they may be attracted to lights in your home. *When they have these temporary active periods, what do they feed on? *They need food for energy, but we do not have house plants and I have never seen them on the fresh fruits we keep on the kitchen counter. *Researched the web but could find no answer to this specific question. *Thanks Besides what other poster referenced, I've seen them on my pepper plants and chestnut trees. *Here in northern DE, their invasion is getting worse and rest of country will see joy in having them around in years to come. http://thurly.net/07u2 *Or http://books.google.com/books?id=aD0...pg=PA27&dq=sti... ug+popcorn+vietnamese&source=bl&ots=&sig=baBnQfOhf RzmEguiaM6K-gpRROI&hl=e n&ei=1s3GTPeXI4Sdlgf9p7DpAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct =result&resnum=4&ved=0C B4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=stink%20bug%20popcorn%20viet namese&f=false *I pick them up by hand. *They don't sting and they move slow. *Have stunned them with a fly swatter but no need to. -- Bill *S. Jersey USA zone 5 shade gardenhttp://www.informationisbeautiful.net/play/snake-oil-supplem |
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BellaD wrote:
You should not smoosh a stink bug because the scent it lets off will attract more of them. I read somewhere no one should not step on any insect because their eggs could be on the bottom of your shoe and possible bring the insects inside your home. -- Enjoy Life... Dan L (Garden in zone 5a Michigan) |
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On 10/26/2010 8:53 AM, Bill who putters wrote:
In , wrote: On 10/25/2010 11:31 AM, Absolutely Contrary Mary wrote: OK, I know that they enter a period of dormancy in the winter, but on sunny days they can be active. Even at night they may be attracted to lights in your home. When they have these temporary active periods, what do they feed on? They need food for energy, but we do not have house plants and I have never seen them on the fresh fruits we keep on the kitchen counter. Researched the web but could find no answer to this specific question. Thanks Besides what other poster referenced, I've seen them on my pepper plants and chestnut trees. Here in northern DE, their invasion is getting worse and rest of country will see joy in having them around in years to come. http://thurly.net/07u2 Or http://books.google.com/books?id=aD0...A27&dq=stink+b ug+popcorn+vietnamese&source=bl&ots=&sig=baBnQfOhf RzmEguiaM6K-gpRROI&hl=e n&ei=1s3GTPeXI4Sdlgf9p7DpAQ&sa=X&oi=book_result&ct =result&resnum=4&ved=0C B4Q6AEwAw#v=onepage&q=stink%20bug%20popcorn%20viet namese&f=false I pick them up by hand. They don't sting and they move slow. Have stunned them with a fly swatter but no need to. Any harm to them, they do stink. Out in the woods lately, they've crawled under my collar and removing them, they stink. Point of my post is that their entry point was around Allentown PA a few years ago and they are going to spread out in coming years and become a real pest in the rest of the country. Right now, they're trying to come into houses to survive winter. In spring they become constant PITA trying to get out. |
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