[BlindHandyMan] stink bugs

2006-08-24 Thread jim
hi boop i think they are called japanies beetles. when you smash them they smell like wet old cardboard at least to me. another friend of mine says they smell like diesel fuel. anyway what we did for them was put a loop of duct tape with the sticky side out hanging next to a ceiling light, leave

Re: [BlindHandyMan] stink bugs

2006-08-24 Thread NLG
when you spray it directly on them. It is called Home Defence, put out by Ortho. Hope this helps. - Original Message - From: jim To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Sent: Thursday, August 24, 2006 16:28 Subject: [BlindHandyMan] stink bugs hi boop i think they are called

RE: [BlindHandyMan] stink bugs

2006-08-24 Thread Boop
Hi Jim, Nope, these aren't beetles. I talked to the agriculture extension agent and he said they are call Western conifer seed bugs, and they didn't even know how to get rid of them. That was also the only name for them. I told them I had some suggestions for names, but he declined. I'v

RE: [BlindHandyMan] stink bugs

2006-08-24 Thread Boop
I'm also in NW Pennsylvania. The Asian lady bugs are around here too, but they just look like regular little lady bugs, right? These bugs are about an inch long and have a brown diamond shape on their back. We sprayed one with all the bug killers we could find, and after a few days in the jar, t

RE: [BlindHandyMan] stink bugs

2006-08-24 Thread Boyce, Ray
s or dispose of them. -Original Message- From: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Boop Sent: Friday, 25 August 2006 08:17 To: blindhandyman@yahoogroups.com Subject: RE: [BlindHandyMan] stink bugs Hi Jim, Nope, these aren't beetles. I talke