Fighting the Invasive Stinkbug | National Geographic

The brown marmorated stinkbug is an invasive species originally from Asia. A threat to agriculture and a nuisance to homeowners, this pest has devastated fruit and vegetable crops throughout the mid-Atlantic United States. Researchers are teaming up with growers to study the stinkbug's biology and behavior to find effective ways to control its numbers.
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[@Chrysalis__]

I'm glad these bugs have come into my life to teach me what it feels like to truly hate something.

[@applerai9619]

Grounded moment

[@kubii2404]

This comment is so underrated. Spitting facts. I was eating spinach just now until I was about to chew and felt this weird hard texture with my tongue took it out of my mouth saw it had eyes freaked me the fk out my entire dinner went flying. I’m still so mortified and disgusted I ran my tongue across the underside of this stupid bug

[@H4nd1ess]

and they fly 😭

[@FlyinggMushroom]

Rather a stinkbug infestation than bedbugs. All day

[@roadkillavenger1325]

​@@FlyinggMushroomThey're definitely the lesser evil lol

[@jimmulator3902]

2:15 so no one’s gonna comment how hilarious the stink bug treadmill is??

[@MKD-dd6ng]

They got that from childhood. (Junebugs on a string, remember??) 😂😂

[@michaelareid1703]

😂😂😂

[@rosegold973]

Lmaoooo it don’t get dizzy? 🤣🤣🤣

[@MrsKhaos]

Lmaoooo that bug going “WEEEEE”

[@flopsnail4750]

@@MrsKhaos lol

[@kislesko2000]

Me: *opens my room's window for fresh air* Stinkbug: *It's free real estate*

[@gc1097]

FOR REAL 😭

[@rinarina4277]

💀💀💀

[@mathiaskanuck6759]

Squatters

[@sethhorst6158]

I even have stink bugs enter in through the window AC.

[@bartt7425]

Lolol

[@ketash]

no one: Stink bugs: *I make an uncomfortable sound*

[@choppacapalot]

No one: Stink Bugs: **exists**

[@apa7611]

You’re friend should find out! Lol

[@BeautyMommysUnite]

These type of comments are old and stupid. Dont do that.

[@macaelatice-loma1048]

@Lee Gou you got know clue': they sound like tiny helicopters flying... i was almost fast asleep and one of them flew right past my ear i was scared. i dont want to kill em cause the house would stink! i hate those things!!

[@wachinima5927]

And smell...

[@bigshmitty169]

I formally declare war on these bugs. I have 46 confirmed kills on the stinkbug menace.

[@raineydazzze3228]

those are rookie numbers

[@sanriohaechan667]

that's the amount i kill in a day

[@methebest6483]

Victory royale

[@alexpardo6194]

25000 Subs With No Videos That’s the amount I kill in an hr

[@sanriohaechan667]

@@alexpardo6194 most I've gotten in an hour was 17, but the next day I got 34 in 30 minutes

[@CC-nd7oe]

I love that this is the first video on KZbin where I look through the comments and everyone is on the same page and not arguing It is almost beautiful just that it’s on bugs

[@amishmafialancasteramos6382]

Agree, they are just like liberals... Disgusting and repugnant 🤣🤣

[@lychee_batz..]

Finally, a comment section where no one is playing Monopoly…

[@randomhiphop5055]

I disagree and I'll fight you

[@lychee_batz..]

@@randomhiphop5055 Why?

[@lindamatus4429]

Agreed upon common enemy

[@janetcarbone4213]

All due respect. She talks a lot about tracking them, assessing their speed and distance, the damage they make. So how about strategies to KILL THEM

[@MKD-dd6ng]

No respect here....SOMETHING NEEDS TO BE DONE. If we can grow ears on mice and pigs, and other organs....then surely we can kill off a bug!!!! 😕 Afterall, we're practically getting rid of the poor honeybees ALREADY!!!! 😡

[@Marc-xh6ym]

If you kill them they release a chemical that attracts more

[@daltonlanier4812]

Just flush them

[@janetcarbone4213]

I agree with all of u. I was hoping this was a vid on how to get rid of them

[@Marc-xh6ym]

A bottle

[@Lotsolocs15]

Caught a pray mantis eating one we need more MORE MANTIS

[@sethhorst6158]

And we also need more chickens, I heard that chickens also eat stink bugs.

[@broccolilord1148]

Mantis tribe music intensifies

[@Raccon_Detective.]

We need samurai wasp.

[@leeluv96]

The praying mantis is the anti-hero of the bug world. They are both a help and a hindrance. They are indiscriminate because they eat both pests and beneficial bugs. They are also voracious eaters.

[@JANEEDISTURBED]

The Praying Mantis is also called "The Farmer's Best Friend". Many farmers will use these (along with lady bugs sometimes too) instead of chemicals to control crop destroying pests.

[@mikekop1997]

These things make spiders seem like a fun pet

[@vezokpiraka]

No native species to the US or Europe eat these bugs. They stink too much. There's only a giant wasp from Asia that eats them.

[@sergeivoskoboynikov8207]

Visonil Hendric my furrow orb weavers that live on my patio think they make amazing snacks

[@lucam8758]

I keep every spider that chooses to live with me. They stay on their web, chilling and eating insects. I also don't live in places with big spiders or venomous spiders though.

[@montyboy9809]

This article I was reading online said there are places in Mexico where they use stink bugs in salsa

[@TomAndersonDH]

@@montyboy9809 Its a great snack in Indonesia I hear. Like sunflowers. Just eat them quick though or they release the stank.

[@essexer]

I just found one crawling on my neck so i threw it across my room and it glided back to me It was pretty cool

[@kakyoinsmenacingpaintbrush88]

Call Me Devin woah

[@milesinwyatteandcora]

Yeah like why are they attracted to people like gnats even though your violent with them

[@Hoopalover]

Call Me Devin one flew onto my shoulder and I screamed like a 4 year old

[@havoc4774]

Is it a boomerang

[@judithann7193]

They make my skin flinch.

[@cesar68033]

I do my part I flushed about 100 down the toilet so far lol

[@fellowtemplar5679]

They can breath underwater, like cockroaches . Trust me, I know from experience.

[@linkprettyass3707]

Thanks you're part of the problem they keep spreading, tool

[@shadwell749]

They just spread in the sewer.The sewer isnt full of water

[@arc6100]

You tripping you can make money of these, Mexicans eat them

[@ericke9611]

Hah I got 101

[@jlg8689]

I have carefully sealed every gap in my house, I am running out of oxygen

[@bigmoto4490]

At least there’s no stink bugs in the house

[@nancyjones6780]

Lol🤣🤣

[@officialjokker124]

hey op you okay? *hey op?*

[@SabithBloodySabith]

They will find a way in, they always do...

[@frogchaser]

I'm a serial killer when it comes to stink bugs.

[@raptorrochester]

Same here

[@izanagigod2185]

Same here as well

[@Raccon_Detective.]

Then I'm Thanos.

[@mxgryan]

Ah, nothing like waking up in the morning with one on your face.

[@alexpardo6194]

The MX Guru Now I’m too creeped out to go to sleep

[@appleslorri2012]

Or in your coffee cup

[@leewuo4443]

What?

[@Yarzu555]

@moorejames moorejames I think a lot of these comments are confusing them for kissing bugs tbh.

[@SafeSpaceInc]

LOL! That's hawwible, The MX Guru

[@Hornet_Legion]

Hardest thing is trying to find a way to kill them without them panicking and releasing odor

[@LifeLoveBeauty32]

Haunted Hornet in every room of the house. Fill up a water bottle halfway with dawn dish soap and water. Scoot the dude in. They only release the smell inside to soapy water and in th bottle which means it won’t call anymore.

[@lefthanded5473]

@@LifeLoveBeauty32 Scoop them in? I'm too scared to even be in the same ROOM as one...

[@dancingdelilah1882]

@@LifeLoveBeauty32 what's it smell like? I have one in my house right now. I actually thought they were cute!!!

[@LifeLoveBeauty32]

Dancing Delilah okay. So. They are HARMLESS. They sound like the biggest helicopter bug that ever has existed. And the smell is like old non-sulpherous skunk? Mixed with old cilantro

[@dancingdelilah1882]

@@LifeLoveBeauty32 thanks! I personally won't kill bugs or spiders that find their way into my house. I capture & release them outside. About 3 or 4 winters ago I had a few of these bugs stink bugs in my house. I knew if I caught them & put them outside, they'd freeze to death. So....I let them hang out with me all winter. Yeah...I'm kinda strange!! 😁

[@chipmarks5247]

I feel that pain every friggin day 😞 no matter how many you catch, there's always ten times that many you don't see

[@d0n315]

I’ve considered lighting my house on fire but I don’t really wanna go to prison. Do they have stink bugs in prisons? Asking for a friend

[@chrismaze3441]

My wife would do that if she sees a spider lol

[@keelansteele8138]

This comment made my evening >.

[@justonemori]

Jails have everything including lice, roaches, bedbugs and let's not forget Athlete's foot. Always pee on your feet in the shower in jail. You see all that from people being dragged in from god knows what squaller. After trial when you are sent upstate to Prison you'll be better off. They put you through a sanitary ringer upon arriving at intake. Isolated showers, delousing, mandatory buzz cut for everybody with things found crawling in their hair, fresh clothing, health screenings, etc... Before that happens I recommend spraying Permetherin all over the ouside of the house paying attention to all entrances, windows, soffit, vents, crawlspace, basement, attic etc. It's not perfect but it helps. I use about a gallon per application with a garden sprayer on my 2,000 sq ft single story house. I'm pretty sure it gets rid of them. The problem is 3 months down the line when the stuff wears off new ones wonder in. I wish somebody would engineer a virus that only killed stinkbugs! Maybe not, that could cause the next AIDS.

[@Mrs.buildingblackwealth]

Yeah they probably have them in prison too

[@chrisamaya6544]

Lol

[@ghostie7790]

BUT HOW DO YOU GET RID OF THEM?!?! These bugs should all go to hell!! They just magically appear on my window and I loose my shit!

[@icedplums]

ghostie7790 I KNOW RIGHT I JUST SAW ONE ON MY KITCHEN WINDOW AND RAN INTO MY ROOM! I HATE THESE BUGS! MY MOM IS ASIAN AND SHE ISNT SCARED AND SHE JUST KILLED IT WITH A FLY KILLER THING!

[@sandcastleshogun6118]

You either find a natural predator of theirs and introduce it into the ecosystem (might cause further problems) or find a non toxic pesticide to get rid of them or use methods used in countries were stink bugs are common.

[@geediali9941]

Zero13 0 what's their natural predators

[@sandcastleshogun6118]

Geedi Ali In Asia the parasitoid wasps, assassin bug, and predatory stink bug. The wasps are the most effective as they lay their eggs into brown stink bug eggs, but no one particularly likes wasps

[@robo-slut]

ِSandcastle Shogun wasps and are not as scary as stinkbugs

[@History_Coffee]

I give my cat a treat every time she finds a stink bug in the house, she's like a little stink bug bloodhound.

[@mattmccain8492]

Mine does the same..lets me know when one is in the house .

[@phillymoore1118]

@@mattmccain8492 lol so does my cat!

[@bizznessify]

I have a stink bug issue and two cats. They’re fantastic at finding the bugs but when they smell them they puke. In the spring time I go through a lot of carpet cleaner

[@elliottpeabody1287]

@@bizznessify And you STILL have the cats?

[@Uncl3_Ry]

Mine too! Sometimes I know she found one because her breath smells like a stink bug 🤧

[@SuperMacDaddy66]

Thanks for NOT saying anything about how to get rid of them. :(

[@Audfile]

Is that what that is? Seeing them everywhere and never noticed them in the past.

[@WR3ND]

Yeah, new in our area the last couple years here in norther Illinois. Hadn't noticed them before then.

[@Audfile]

@@WR3ND Seattle.

[@haikat4]

WR3ND Hey I'm in North IL too. We probably started getting them around 2015 or maybe earlier. I hate them so much. I hate their loud B52 sounding buzz, I hate that weird chemical smell they have. I miss when boxelder bugs were the biggest nuisance around here,

[@KAdams-dr4pc]

Audfile I just killed one a couple days ago in Illinois and did not even know what it was until I saw a picture of one!!!

[@eden552]

Audfile I'm from seattle as well. I was riding metro today and there was one of these guys next to me.

[@wyattfortune5494]

How about this year? This year is absolutely terrible with them.

[@sanriohaechan667]

@LegoGuy87 hey, I'm from PA to! stinkbugs really stink near farmland. I killed 34 within 30 minutes just today ( in my room!). spotted lantern flys are really pretty and really common, but it stinks because they ruin trees! I prefer spotted lantern flys over stinkbugs.

[@codyminecrack248]

I’m from pa too. The lantern flies are just as bad. Local farms (wich we have a lot of) will surely be decimated by these things.

[@SafeSpaceInc]

I sooooooo agree, Wyatt Fortune. Ugh!

[@shane9245]

Just this year, I found that they made their way to Illinois. THEY’VE BREACHED

[@seajay2157]

YESS

[@rebekanekolova1930]

I'm from Illinois. During the Summer, I had these mf's crawling in my room REGULARLY. I had to use a space air-conditioner, which means I had to creak my window open to fit the tube at the window. I covered the opening spot with a t-shirt. Weeks later when it cooled down, I took the shirt out and there were 20+ stink bugs nested in there. I wanted to jump out the window.

[@jenniferpoland8886]

They give a smell off that attracts them together.

[@Brtt4849]

The smell is strong

[@JadeEyes1]

I find them in my house IN THE MIDDLE OF WINTER. ALIVE.

[@TheBonsaiZone]

Starship Troopers had the right idea!

[@AdamtheRed-]

"The only good bug is a dead bug!" -Fat, bald, xenophobic guy

[@MrGiXxEr]

@@MR-yx8hj Nuke China?

[@jsoo67]

Kill em all!

[@Jakewolf69]

I hate these things, they keep getting into my house. I've killed so many of them that I lost count.

[@TrafficControlFreak]

Ikr!

[@itzmemd]

Same!

[@alisar6378]

Lol just killed two today

[@stucknreality929]

I've killed 27 today!

[@llRoyalYTllTheGod]

I've killed like 30 within one month

[@kresimirperos9457]

Well....I seen that bug like a 100000 times

[@jeannebetancourt4941]

Kresimir Peros those feels

[@Jack_Attack1234]

Kresimir Peros yeah me to there was like a million on my house

[@johnnienelson5578]

Kresimir Peros same bro they not even scary no more for me

[@bonniemae187]

I saw them for the first time last year. They killed my entire garden. All my squash, cucumbers, berries, all of it.

[@dougboggio7098]

Kresimir Peros I've killed that bug 100000 times

[@rebeccahill6596]

Funny how this was recommended to me in 2019.

[@polycrase]

Weird. No mention of the obnoxious smell they emit as a defense mechanism.

[@bartt7425]

It smells like onions if anyone is wondering

[@jimmybare3026]

I don't know if I can agree with the comment they smell like onions. I've never smelled anything quite like it it's very a atrocious odor. Thought I was going to be smart and vacuum them up with the hose extension on our vacuum and ended up having to disassemble the vacuum cleaner at to get the odor out of it👃

[@carlasabyan6010]

Smells like gain laundry detergent or banana peals

[@macaelatice-loma1048]

@@bartt7425 nah not that': it smells like a combo of old wet carboard and someone with real gas times it by 100...

[@bartt7425]

@@macaelatice-loma1048 lololol

[@alyssa-lt9kh]

One time i was laying in bed and A STINKBUG FELL DOWN FROM THE CEILING ONTO MY FACE. I've killed so many of these things and yet they still keep finding their way into my house.

[@WhitneySt0rmy]

Sprinkle sevindust around your house! It's helped us!! And invest in a buhzooka! Lol

[@echorobertson8481]

Same I've had then fall from my ceiling a few tines

[@jessrobson3029]

I'VE HAD THIS HAPPEN WITH A CENTIPEDE. I just opened my eyes from sleep and watched it hit me in the face. 😅😅😖

[@IzzyCrafted]

You just made me look at my ceiling, good job lol

[@robh1908]

2:10 Who needs solar or wind generation when we can do this instead.

[@j.c.ulater6892]

Make em useful

[@justonemori]

that means you have to touch them, gross

[@jiojoe8829]

2019...Problem is far from being solved,quite the opposite.

[@raineydazzze3228]

they are so much worse this year than last fall and last fall was the first I've dealt with them. they are a literal nightmare and I can't even count how many I've killed in the past 2 years.

[@Anglezz]

This year's way worse

[@KevinBenecke]

Here we are 7 years later and they are still here. Good job.

[@NotBull068]

The great stinkbug apocalypse of 2010. Never forget.

[@oliviacool6947]

Adam Bull huh?

[@justonemori]

Yea Ohio had it bad that year.

[@danhantheman]

Adam Bull 9/11 was nothing. Remember 2010

[@TheOriginalFrankMatthews]

Espciallybin the DMV area

[@heatherrrenea]

And getting worse in 2019

[@DVincentW]

They have them on tiny tethers, flying round and round.. Such recreational activities are a reward. Stink bugs deserve no fun.

[@kierafinneke5828]

DVincentW 🤣🤣🤣🙌🏻🙌🏻🙌🏻👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

[@christy76840]

You truly have the best comment!

[@Carbonatedjello]

Lol!

[@cygnusfloyd]

That's gold. Gold, Jerry!

[@starynightscorpio7210]

Lol

[@fellowtemplar5679]

Me: * Chilling in my room, balcony is opened * Stink bug: *I’M ABOUT TO RUIN THIS MAN’S WHOLE CAREER*

[@Ning_Ning_supremacy]

Whoever introduced these squatters into the US, *thank you. We are now suffering.*

[@echodelta9]

The same port they came in on has now introduced the worst bug ever, now in several states. The spotted lantern fly. It makes the stinkbug seem trivial.

[@onescaryapothiconboi7475]

What port introduced them

[@whentheroach9964]

since we American we can just use *GUN*

[@muezzathestray750]

@@echodelta9 they are all over Jersey

[@amishmafialancasteramos6382]

Probably China 🇨🇳

[@siena.davolos]

I once ate one. They were in my chips. Worst day of my life.

[@kittylover9596]

So funny!!!

[@TheSisUNeed]

Seriously?

[@tinaflintstone8148]

GalaxyKitten World - That must have been horrible! I’m so sorry for you!

[@siena.davolos]

Miss Golay Golay yeah 😂

[@siena.davolos]

Tina Flintstone ty ❤️😂

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

Weird I’ve been seeing those in my house the past few weeks and BAM! 3 years later it’s in my recommended... Stop spying on me KZbin 🤔🤔

[@highonsmog]

Did you Google it? Edit: (Google owns KZbin )

[@AdventuresIntoHistory]

highonsmog no.

[@grimrevan4660]

I just saw one on my back screen a few days ago. I never Googled it nor did I know what it was. Now it was in my recommend as well. Yet my kids say donkey balls multiple times every day and nothing. Lol

[@Crylhound]

Same here. They're all over my place.

[@deathstroke2697]

Its an invasion...

[@buffalobill4216]

The most terrifying thing is that they smell like cilantro.

[@tashilhamu4510]

Buffalo Bill no like cinnamon

[@vicdc1223]

True

[@kirstieh8094]

Yep! Ughhhhh

[@douglasd327]

They taste like tootie fruiti 😃

[@kimberlypotts8922]

Noooo. I cannot “un-hear” the cilantro comment! Lol

[@ckennedy1973]

Basic rule of war: know your enemy

[@ashantesmalley4627]

Bruh I hate these ducking bugs ! They get in my room even when my windows are down 🤦🏽‍♀️

[@yezult]

They get through tiny gaps

[@victoriapinter6523]

and this is why people should stop killing spiders, because spiders kill these little shits.

[@johnholmes8315]

Not fast enough, the stink bug is almost unkillable, releasing that stinky odor repels any potential predator. We need a new breed of insect that is immune to the smell.

[@wll1500]

John Holmes Nothing in this country eats them in any significant number. We need to either import predators from asia (which has potential repercussions that far exceed the benefit of reducing stink bug numbers) or, my favorite, genetically modify a native species to start killing them.

[@quintenhines7949]

wll1500 A Bioweapon, sort to speak.

[@anthonypoole6901]

Victoria Pinter well not exactly totally true here. We battle spiders and these guys too. The spiders do take out smaller stuff but the stink bug seems to never be in the webs. Mosquitos check flies check last bugs check stink bugs I've never seen a single one in the spiders webs. Not once.

[@ItsMeAmb3rly]

I've never seen so many around my house. One morning I woke to tons in the inside. I got garlic and put all around windows and Downy sheet and whipped it around windows! It has worked!

[@lisamariebeanz3486]

how do you make the garlic spray and how do you use the sheets?

[@mollie-wankenobi8655]

One was flying around my light being louder than a tornado and it just flew onto my pillow so I'm having a great night

[@mickberry9991]

These little creeps are all over my house. Ewwwww. They are (to me) very toxic. I very much dislike these bugs.

[@Augass]

which state you in?

[@TomAndersonDH]

@@Augass You as well share and ill tell you which state im in also. Im curious if it's a huge thing in my state or not.

[@legitme7572]

Same....I live in Pennsylvania...the state where they were first introduced to the United States so you already know they be everywhere 😔

[@TomAndersonDH]

@@legitme7572 Indiana here.

[@missliberty3869]

These comments are great 😂

[@inthesouthgarden]

Is 2010 still holding the record for the worst? Because I think this year passed it. We’ve had more than I ever remember before this year, everyone had been talking and complaining about them. Glad it’s finally getting cooler now

[@lanceadams5107]

colder means you will be seeing more inside

[@inthesouthgarden]

@@lanceadams5107 so far no... seems like most died off or moved on.

[@jovankaravezic6695]

@@inthesouthgarden Oooh they dont die. Trust me, they dont. They will hibernate and will start crawling soon again

[@MsSplitpersonality06]

These things are here in Baltimore so they ain’t never scared.

[@aaronwalls2750]

Yeah I'm from Bmore. They used to somehow get into my old apartment. I'm glad I left that place.

[@pennyiris1753]

😭😭😭😭😭

[@biddleTM]

I used to be scared of spiders... But now i am no longer scared of spiders... Im scared of stink bugs...

[@Sc0rch91]

Ry ArviLu why? They’re harmless. Spiders can kill you

[@_daq436]

@@Sc0rch91 at last he'll die smelling good.

[@Howvez]

Same

[@kk8580]

Ry ArviLu I wish I didn't kill all the spiders in my room :c now it's either I have no air conditioner or deal with stink bugs inside my room

[@Howvez]

@@kk8580 If you have a air conditioner or get a air conditioner turn it on and keep your room cold stink bugs like warm places

[@heatherrrenea]

Never want to see what happened in 2010 again and now it’s 2019 and they’re worse than ever! Thanks for nothing! Nine years and still getting worse?? Smh

[@elizabethl6987]

I never saw these as a kid, now they’re EVERYWHERE here in Washington.

[@memy2832]

Massachusetts also

[@rcpmac]

Me too, in Seattle

[@travisplayz7108]

its worse down in florida

[@Vladi_AK47]

It’s 2019 and humanity still cannot completely erase from this planet these super annoying stink bugs and flies. Of course, they are too busy fighting wars and trying to make more and more money. That’s why it is hard for me to keep faith in humanity ☹️

[@deanawells4395]

For people who do not understand why you cannot bring fresh fruits and vegetables from other countries now maybe they can see the impact of bringing these goods back with you to the USA

[@c-r3187]

Deana Wells wake up. It is not an accident this invasive species are being introduced into the environment.

[@deanawells4395]

C R yes not an accident that humans brought them here one way or another

[@cygnusfloyd]

CR What? You think someone brought them over on purpose?

[@heyimrobee]

They appear because of climate change. We shold wake up before it's too late...

[@anyoneofus9948]

Who ever did this is one seriously diabolical troll!

[@megandavis3585]

I kept saying I swear these bugs just popped up like 5-10 yrs ago! I know it says the 90’s but in the past 5-10 yrs we see them every fall/winter! So weird! It’s cool to know it’s not just me that has been baffled by them! I had no idea they so such huge damage to crops! Thanks NATGEO for this video!!

[@KitaKatt1988]

This is my first week ever seeing them! I didn’t even know what it was

[@Unoniomus]

@@KitaKatt1988They arrived in Pennsylvania and gradually spread, so depending on where someone lives they could be relatively knew to the region. For example, they didn’t reach Michigan till around 2010.

[@Anthrax552]

Yep never saw one as a child, they would have made for great pranks 😂

[@fordtechchris]

2021 in the Pacific Northwest was dreadful. They're just everywhere!

[@knuthamsun6106]

true

[@patrickbrown8557]

I have killed a ton of these things and yet I have never smelled a bad odor when they are squashed. I am pretty positive it is the same species as in this video, they are identical and they appeared in the right time frame. I just never understood why they were called stink bugs.

[@unclefreddieDied]

you must be immune LoL nah, but seriously.. i would kill one and i could smell it and my girlfriend standing right next to me couldn't... lucky SOB

[@kentuckymomma416]

The ones around my house don’t stink. They are grey compared to the green I normally see, which do stink. However, they are a big nuisance. 2021 is the worse year, hope next year there will not be as many.

[@MrJenten10]

I just made the same observation squished 3 no stink

[@thecloneguyz]

I call him crunch bugs cuz they make a loud crunch when you step on them but I've never smelled one yet

[@alaric49]

The chemical that stink bugs release is a type of aldehyde. It's similar in composition to aldehydes found in cilantro. Some people lack the genes necessary to smell or taste aldehydes. Most people can detect aldehydes, which is why a lot of people can't stand the taste of cilantro. Likewise, they can't stand the smell of a stink bug. So, you're lucky.

[@foxsparks7983]

Had no idea it was an invasive species. Definitely feels invasive if they keep showing up in my house.

[@KitaKatt1988]

I have only seen them come in if a door or window is open here

[@nebulagaming5970]

I hate stink bugs

[@TzadikTheManic]

At this point these “armored flies” should be splitting my rent with me 😕 I hate them so

[@waffle_cs366]

Yes

[@baitclicker9414]

2021 update: stink bugs now hold most government positions.

[@ponchovanillabean8074]

...and they have for the last century.

[@joannem3568]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@brucebennett5759]

@@ponchovanillabean8074 longer than a century. The word politician comes from the Greek word for Stinkbug.

[@MrJenten10]

and stink buts and stinkpuss

[@JT1358]

You had one as president for last four years too

[@grimreaper9977]

Dawn dish soap and water in a spray bottle kills them

[@tinaflintstone8148]

RJ Houghton - That would be great news if I wanted dish soap sprayed all over my house.

[@cygnusfloyd]

Tina, it's either that or poison all over your house. Or if you prefer the bugs, you can keep them.

[@bluehorseshoe7171]

Finger-Flick them in the head. It kills them instantly.

[@Rakshasa1986]

This is why I leave spiders alone. I'd rather have a few spiders than a lot of bugs

[@merrittpalmer4349]

Rakshasa do spiders eat them?

[@feztarausch]

God DAMMIT ASIA.

[@kkkab559]

feztaurasch IKR!!

[@jsvkia1]

Sharing is caring my friend.

[@wrzl1675]

They came in on a USGS ( drywall shipment) just like the Golden Orb Weaver ( banana spider) coming in on banana shipments from South America. Just one of the perks of sending jobs overseas.

[@hehemyra]

ikrmy mom told me at least I not the only one

[@fransjebik8554]

@@wrzl1675 The agriculture imports also ladybug. It is a catastrophe too. They come in clouds to houses for the winter. They stink too. You have to paint your walls again. They have no natural enemies.

[@lexuslovesart4173]

Bro these have landed on me tons of times and I get a heart attack every single time

[@saltylandscaper7193]

Just had this pop up in my recommended lol. Can confirm 2019 is worse year ever for stinkbugs.

[@sweatycommenter]

are u sure

[@bward1213]

Found a cluster of little white eggs on my potted muscadine grape. Took a close-up picture and noticed a little black fly-looking insect crawling around on them. Did some research, identified black bug as Trissolcus japonicus (Samurai Wasp), eggs APPEAR to be brown marmorated stink bug eggs, and the eggs have apparently been parasitized *fist pump!* and eaten by wasp larvae. I guess wasps aren't simply terrible insects full of poison and hatred. :)

[@xcvsdxvsx]

RELEASE THE WASPS

[@bettathanu2244]

I second that motion😑... let's wasps bomb these stinkers!😎

[@futurewormfood6863]

I don’t think wasps are poisonous. They just bite you with those jaws. I am all for them taking out their hatred on stink bugs though.

[@mattlattanzi1289]

She casually mentioned that these bugs were accidentally introduced into the US. Similar to the “observation” balloon that accidentally flew over america.

[@_Ethann_]

These things are so annoying they fly around my room

[@michaele1278]

So many invasive species in North America from Asia, almost like it's on purpose. Pine beetles, emerald ash borer and now stink bugs. Don't forget asian carp.

[@chriss.8582]

Giant Asian Hornets now too.

[@johnnyfeaver7756]

3 of them are holding my room hostage right now so I’m sleeping on the floor outside of my room goddamnit

[@waffle_cs366]

OMG same

[@johnnyfeaver7756]

@@waffle_cs366 I REMEMBER YOU FROM THAT COMMENT ON 10 FACTS ABOUT ANAKIN SKYWALKER 😂

[@Anglezz]

I sleep downstairs

[@gm2256]

These things raided my house last fall and winter like nothing I've ever seen before. Didn't know they were invasive, or that they decimate stone fruits and apple crops so badly. Hopefully the research being done will yield some promising control methods for this pest. I know I will have less mercy on them this year than last.

[@travvypoo]

I bought some broken Xbox 360's on eBay and they shipped from South Carolina and every console was full of these bugs.

[@ScotchTapeMafia]

E.A. Hawley i guess now you know how they were broken

[@muezzathestray750]

🤢🤢

[@kirstieh8094]

Buhhhhhhhh

[@amazinggrace5692]

Just brought this up this evening when I saw the first of the season and even discuss having had one on my toothbrush!

[@billybobscat6233]

Don't let the internet lie and tell you they don't bite because they absolutely do. Woke up to being bit by one.

[@phyllissnook7344]

These buggers are all over my house! They are everywhere, in my sink, in my bedrooms, everywhere! I scratch all over whenever they are around. I can't stand these shitten things; I live in Central PA and they are the MOST DISGUSTING BUGS and I CAN'T STAND THEM ANYMORE!

[@GiordanDiodato]

they don't bite at all. But they're still considered invasive.

[@payton468]

Today I had one in my sink and I had one in my pants

[@amberfoster3285]

Better take some chemistry classes and brew yourself a fifty gallon drum of DDT to spray your yard and house!

[@whitedeion598]

Phyllis Snook I live in central pa also. Thankfully I don't see them around here as much. Around 2010 or 11 it was awful

[@sibyl4398]

I live in western PA, they keep getting into my apartment all the time and always show up in my computer room no matter what i do and it's insanely irritating! lol

[@jme2564]

LITERLLY THEY SCARE ME AND MAKE ME UNCOMFORTABLE

[@surythecat9993]

Same

[@muezzathestray750]

I almost lost my life first time I saw one . Tried to climb a chair to swat it and it flew at me. Slipped off the chair nearly the stairs. These things have been here for years.

[@29sagittarius51]

I’m Located in the mid Atlantic…just curious how much progress has been made in 6 years?? Cause I’ve vacuumed up 200 or more in the last couple days…

[@unclefreddieDied]

might not be able to get the smell outta the vacuum... i used to do that, and then every time i turned on the vacuum the smell was right there

[@29sagittarius51]

@@unclefreddieDied very true! It’s not my main house vacuum. I have a rechargeable hand held vacuum dedicated for just this purpose. I keep the holding container outside to avoid the stench. 🤮

[@unclefreddieDied]

@@29sagittarius51 good idea! LoL

[@sandranichlos5446]

If it was accidentally introduced in the 90's, why did I see them as a child in the 60's and 70's?

[@louf7178]

Was also thinking they were know about years (decades) ago (US).

[@rainyapril178]

Same thing I was thinking. My mother told me what they were called. Had to have been around 1960, in rural Illinois.

[@mattmccain8492]

Same here. I remember seeing these bugs 40 years ago. They just were not this numerous , but they were around then.

[@ReaperCheGuevara]

I just noticed them this year. I have never seen this bug in my entire life of living in Wisconsin. A few weeks ago they were literally hundreds on our brick wall outside at my job site.

[@mckinneymindy]

We are infested in michigan!! Even after freezes!! HELP

[@renehroulette]

Ms. Mintz RIGHT THEY NEED TO HELP US!!!!

[@tinaleonie5811]

We are getting them here in Australia too

[@jimmybuckets147]

One time I had ingested a stinkbug thst had flown in my dorito bag. God that taste still haunts me

[@subhamroy2399]

🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@NHSSHINOBI]

I remember every moring I woke up in 2010 I would have 3-4 of them sucking my window, I was so scared of them use to get my mom to scoop the up, as a result I've learned to stand up to bugs, and ever since then whenever I see a bug I'm not scared to scoop them up. Really was a defining moment in my life. Can't believe I'm about to say this, but thank you stinkbug!

[@markkreps]

Why not provide information on getting rid of them? Thanks for wasting my time. I already knew they are a problem.

[@michaeljensen2013]

Everyone knows what to do. Insecticide! Former Entomologist here.

[@HUDShute]

No known repellent or pesticide that works.

[@LOLZvictorialynn]

Hot water with dish soap in a spray bottle will kill them. Dries them out and dehydrates them. I hate these bugs! Hope this helps kill them all!

[@lancealot4001]

Victoria M. I use wash soap like tide?! And also wax, I just toss them in a hot wax burner I have, and they become one with the wax. No hassle, no scent, and when I toss the wax, they are dead from the heat,and hard from the wax.

[@JS-311]

Mark Kreps lysol

[@picklerick2324]

I’m a logger from crossville Tennessee and this year alone I have saw more of these stink bugs than I have ever saw I didn’t realize how large of a problem they have become

[@IMOO1896]

I’m old and I’ve never seen stink bugs till a couple years ago!

[@dickweedjohnson6447]

That ride for stink bugs looks fun

[@meisnice2448]

1:02 OH my goddddd

[@hououinkyouma9438]

What do they even eat? There are no substantial gardens near me.

[@lunch7213]

Hououin Kyouma! Lol. Steinsgate

[@mountainman615]

Came here in the 1990’s? I remember seeing stink bugs in southwest Louisiana in the late 60’s!

[@maynardjohnsonmusic5457]

When that woman was holding like 15 to 20 stinkbugs, I almost gagged.

[@redskinfan7908]

When I see stink bugs I'm like 🖕😤🖕

[@soleilsonira4467]

so ur thumb grows out at same side of the other hand? interesting

[@osakatashaka3671]

And im like 🏃🙅 NOPE

[@BKofficer23]

It is Dec. 2015. This week was warm, and two were flying around my room when I came home. I thought I was safe for a bit, after killing probably 100 in my room this summer. So I probably have a nest in my closet or something...

[@elizapancakes6189]

Look up "stink bug trap". Good luck.

[@Tshizzle42o]

They lay eggs in your hvac ducts. Never will you be free from the stink bugs. Noone will

[@BKofficer23]

They were coming through my window-mounted air conditioner. Changing to a tower air conditioner, where I can reinstall the screen, has fixed my particular problem.

[@oxyoxyy1786]

I don't even know how they can come into my room like I never opened my window

[@234dilligaf]

Once you recognize the smell that they emit, you learn to hate the smell.

[@29sagittarius51]

I wonder how far they’ve gotten in 6 years cause I’ve probably vacuumed up 200 or more in the last 2 days….

[@blake102989]

EVERYWHERE

[@29sagittarius51]

@@blake102989 LOL Oh I know, they are EVERYWHERE!! What I meant by that previous comment was I wonder how far the researchers have gotten in a way to control the bugs😉

[@Naehopkins]

I had to click off after that scene with the person’s hands full of stink bugs, I needed a trigger warning 😩

[@heyitsmecarl1]

You tube, you have read my mind! No google searches on my part, nothing, and this shows up in my recommended feed lol. I keep finding these in my house in SE Michigan and have been inhaling them with my shop vac (which I use on all creepy insects in the house). I keep worrying I will step on one and get the stink on!

[@alansyreika6940]

I want to make a correction to the stink bug story I'm almost 60 years old and I'm originally from the DC area and I can tell you in the sixties we had stink bugs in Maryland this woman says they were introduced in the 90s that's wrong they've been here a lot longer than that

[@mrjamesprince]

Accidentally introduced? What does that mean?

[@Kassiienovaa]

James Prince they must have come in over a ship or something and repopulated in America. They’re not native to here, meaning they’re not supposed to be here because there’s nothing to eat them and keep the population down.

[@jamesozby1420]

James Prince It means Chemtrail planes sprayed them down on us. Just look up on a clear day and you see those airplanes drawing lines across the sky.

[@pathaze4299]

One thing I had discovered about this family of beetle, is that they’re all stink bugs. I originally had thought only these particular insects of the family actually called “stink bugs” produced a smell. Other insects of the same family, such as the Conifer Seed Bug also produce a smell when threatened. If some do not know. Pretty interesting

[@Southern_Scenery]

They're everywhere. This is war!!

[@ted1792]

More than I have ever seen this year. Another gift from Asia.

[@Fabi484]

Wow that’s amazing!