Where the hell are they coming from for chrissakes???!!! I have a small bedroom that I use as my office with my desk and computer. Every friggin time I sit at the desk for any amount of time, these fuggin stink bugs seem to drop out of nowhere onto my desk! I've been at my computer for the better part of 4 hours, and in that time I have killed 3 of them. I have to be careful how I do kill because if I'm not careful, they stink. They smell just like a very strong cilantro. Shit gives me a friggin headache. Anybody else having this problem? If so, how the hell can I get rid of them? Where the hell could they be coming from? My desk is directly in front of a west facing window. Could the warmth of the afternoon sun be warming a nest in the window frame or something? This shit is driving me nuts!

When we went to the DC Meetup back in September, there was an article about them in the paper... I didn't even know what they were, but we saw them when we were walking around.

I don't know what to do about them, but I felt like comforting you!

ugh! I feel your pain. We had them a few years back...I do think they nest in window frames and such. I think they are also called a wood bug. YUK to me the smell was that of wood (if you've ever ordered cord wood you'll now what I mean) and bananas. Blech! Muthafuckers would be in my BED! we just had to deal with them for awhile...like most of the winter...then they went away.

chocolate1 said:

When we went to the DC Meetup back in September, there was an article about them in the paper... I didn't even know what they were, but we saw them when we were walking around.

I don't know what to do about them, but I felt like comforting you!

Thanks, hon. I swear my head hurts, and I very rarely get headaches.

Shorty said:

ugh! I feel your pain. We had them a few years back...I do think they nest in window frames and such. I think they are also called a wood bug. YUK to me the smell was that of wood (if you've ever ordered cord wood you'll now what I mean) and bananas. Blech! Muthafuckers would be in my BED! we just had to deal with them for awhile...like most of the winter...then they went away.

See, I thought with the cold weather these bastids would just die, but Noooo. They got to invade my house! Makes me want to seal off this room and open the frggin window to freeze their asses out!

cilantro

wood

bananas

those things don't stink per se.

I thought stink bugs were supposed to smell like or cheese or something. I don't want to come in contact with any mind you but it's not sounding like they smell all that bad.

DesireeNevermind said:

cilantro

wood

bananas

those things don't stink per se.

I thought stink bugs were supposed to smell like or cheese or something. I don't want to come in contact with any mind you but it's not sounding like they smell all that bad.

not per say but....these things do stink...it's a strong oder and those words are only what can best descibe it. BLECH!

Get one of those inscect vacuums. Although they do grind them up, so I don't know if that would smell.

DesireeNevermind said:

cilantro

wood

bananas

those things don't stink per se.

I thought stink bugs were supposed to smell like or cheese or something. I don't want to come in contact with any mind you but it's not sounding like they smell all that bad.

It's strange, but they do smell like cilantro. I gorw it in pots on my deck and when I cut it and get it on my hands, it has that strong aroma. Too much of the smell gives me a headache. When you agitate those critters, they give off that very strong odor, hence "stick bugs." Imma Google the suckers, see what I can find out.

Shyra said:

DesireeNevermind said:

cilantro

wood

bananas

those things don't stink per se.

I thought stink bugs were supposed to smell like or cheese or something. I don't want to come in contact with any mind you but it's not sounding like they smell all that bad.

It's strange, but they do smell like cilantro. I gorw it in pots on my deck and when I cut it and get it on my hands, it has that strong aroma. Too much of the smell gives me a headache. When you agitate those critters, they give off that very strong odor, hence "stick bugs." Imma Google the suckers, see what I can find out.

We had quite a bit turn up at the last house. During the move I noticed some among the stuff we took from the shed. Those bitches better not start hangin out around here now.

OMG I KNOW!!!!

Stink bugs get no love.