Stink Bugs

[GJGAR]

I was in Virginia in September of 2012 and we were drowning in stink bugs. It took us a year to get them out. We are from Canada and have not seen them here (yet).
I haven't been back since because of our experience. Are they still as bad as in 2012?
Is there a particular time of year when they are better or worse?
We would like to go back but we have these terrible memories. Any advice?

[Merrykalia]

I killed one in my bedroom tonight, but we haven't had the cold weather we normally get in December and January. We've only had about 2" of snow so far and we average 55 inches.

We put them in a jar, glass, bottle of water with a little bit of dish detergent in there, otherwise they just climb out of the jar.

[rjf7g]

Oh, they are still here. I killed 3 this weekend.

[RoyB]

They were really heavy a few years ago here in Northern Neck Virginia... They are still here but not so bad the past couple of year...

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I have a fifth wheel parked back near the woods here and they had got into the overhead A/C ducts... Had a heck of a time with them haha...

That one year they was so bad the local news guys were showing how to cook them and then eat them haha... They fry up pretty good i guess...

We also have a season of Lady bugs here around the same time in the fall of the year...

Roy Ken

[Canadian_Rainbi]

We had that happen too, also years ago. Advice? Don't squash them !! Open window to chase them out then close it again until others get near.

It took us almost a year too. Kept finding dead ones here and there.

I remember as a child growing up on Vancouver Island the occasional one, but not the numbers we had in eastern US that year

[romore]

They show up here in force in early September. We could spray them but they really seem to be little more than an annoyance, a month later they are gone although I had one drop into my hair last week.