Stink Bugs

Stink Bugs have arrived! Within the last decade theyStink bugs will sun-bathe on the south side of your
have been imported to Allentown, and now they are inhome if you live in south-east PA, and then press in
Lancaster and York, PA--and no signs of themaround areas such as windows, doors, utility service
stopping. Named for the terrible odor they give whenlines, dryer vents, outside faucets, etc. Confused by
crushed, stink bugs are here to stay. They seem tothe extreme difference in temperature between the
find their way into homes with little effort, and haveinside and outside of your wall, stink bugs will press in
now become a pest we need to control.to where they think summer is-the inside of your
The easiest way to control stink bugs is tohome!
powerspray the perimeter of a home or structure, andNow we mention Lancaster and York PA here, but
focus on areas where they can penetrate into thethere are reports that Stink bugs have moved down
interior walls. It is not uncommon for a stink bug tointo Maryland as of 2007. Our prediction is, due the
hitch-hike on a body into the house, but if you areepidemic here in Pennsylvania, it is going to be a
seeing them in the winter, that is not when they got in.long-standing pest for a while, no matter where you
Sadly, they are already in your walls, you just don'tlive in the northeast. Look for these bugs to become a
know it.pest on the top-ten home invaders in the next decade.