So freaking embarrassed -- but what to do??

Ewww! Stinkbugs! Those and the dooky beetles horrified me as a child...and stick bugs and praying mantisesesss.
I've never heard of an invasion of them coming into the house. I've seen crickets invade city blocks and buildings though.

stinkbugs

 

call the exterminator. I can handle all of Gods creatures... except Roaches. UGH!!!

 

are stink bugs aka box elder bugs?

That happens all around us too. We spray the trees down and all along the foundation of the house... but never fails.. we forget one year, we have the entire side of the house covered.

 

Don't feel embarrassed. My mom has been invaded by the stink bugs as well... she can't seem to get rid of them.

We have a few at our house, but they get fed to the fish in the fish tank. The chickens also like to chase them around and eat them. Oh, yea, and I have a dog that will eat anything.

Stink bugs are not something you can do anything about. They are not there because your house is dirty, they are there because they want to be there. They are annoying and smelly, but they do not say anything about your house or how you live.

Tell you friend to get over it... it's only a matter of time till they arrive at her house!

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Stink Bugs will move indoors when the weather starts to cool. If you can find where they are coming in from then you can use a good quality caulking to seal the cracks. From all the information I could find it looks like the pesticide of choice is pyrethrum but that is only a short term solution. Here is a part of an article that I found.

You just spent a ton of money installing outdoor lighting to make your home look warm and inviting. Or, you added lighting as a security measure. Well, stink bugs are attracted to light. So, now your house is a beacon that shouts “Come to me all ye stink bugs looking for a home.” Stink bugs are drawn to lights coming from your windows, too. I can't ask you to shutter your windows at night, but closing the shades will help.

For stink bugs that have amassed on walls and ceilings there are foggers, or "bombs" as they are popularly known, that will kill them on contact. Pesticide "bombs" work best on exposed insects, rather than insects hiding deep in cracks. Readily available aerosol-type pyrethrum foggers will knock them down, but the treatment will not prevent more stink bugs from emerging shortly afterwards. The pesticide bombs are advertised to show clouds of pesticides magically spreading throughout the room, getting into every nook and cranny, chasing bugs out of hiding. The reality is the fog rises into the air, then settles back down. You would do a lot better simply doing a thorough inspection and using a vacuum to collect the bugs.

 

OMG I AM IN THE SAME BOAT!!!!! I left for work and had a few and came home to what seems like HUNDREDS. Now I don't mind bugs but when they come in swarms it starts to really creep me out. We live in a a frame house in the woods so between the area and 24 foot ceiling in the great room I don't know what to do! They are coming in the chimney so I don't know how to block the point of entry either!!!

THIS STINKS!!! (Sorry...had to do it!)

 

Do stink bugs=Asian ladybugs? The orange ladybugs that bite and have a musty smell when you squish them?