Posted on 01/17/2011 10:49:04 AM PST by Red Badger
The best way to get rid of them is some disposable surgical gloves and a large bucket of soapy water. Use liquid dish washing detergent; about a quarter cup to a 5 gallon bucket with about 3 gallons of water in it.
Gently pick up the bugs and drop them in the water. The soap closes their breathing pores, and they drown. The idea is to gently pick them, so they don’t let out too many stink phrenomes. They will a little, and it will stink a little, but that’s what the gloves are for.
I’m in Alabama, and I have a lot of stink bugs on my beans, squash and tomatoes. This is the best way to get rid of them, if you don’t want a whole lot of chemicals on the food you eat. Do this a couple of times in a week or so, and no problems with them for the rest of the season.
I have heard that spraying soapy water on the plants will repel the bugs. It doesn’t harm the plants and the bugs don’t like the taste.............
Hank Kimball
Hank Kimball? or was it Hank Krandal?...no, I beleive it was Hank Crenshaw.........no he died in 53, yeah maybe it was him,........who were we talking about?..............
From Wiki:
Jack Alvin “Alvy” Moore (December 5, 1921 – May 4, 1997) was an American light comic actor best known for his role as scatterbrained county agricultural agent “Hank Kimball” on the television series Green Acres.
Born in Vincennes, Indiana, a young Moore moved with his parents to Terre Haute, Indiana. President of the senior class at Wiley High School, he attended Indiana State Teachers College, now Indiana State University, both before and after service with the Marines during World War II, seeing combat in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
Moore appeared in guest and supporting roles in a number of movies and television shows, including Mickey Mouse Club, where he hosted “What I Want to Be” segments as the “Roving Reporter.” He had a small role as a member of Marlon Brando’s motorcycle gang in the 1953 film, The Wild One. Mr. Moore also co starred with Dick Powell and Debbie Reynolds in the 1954 film “Susan Slept Here” where he displayed his natural gift for physical comedy. He was a producer and uncredited script writer for the movie A Boy and His Dog, attending DisCon II, the 1974 World Science Fiction Convention, to help promote it. His last appearance on television was a brief guest shot on the sitcom Frasier.
In his spare time, during the 1960s, Moore also umpired Little League baseball in Lake View Terrace, California
Moore died of heart failure on May 4, 1997 at his home in Palm Desert, California.[1]
Yep, that’s his dialog :) Green Acres’ early episodes available on Hulu. Imagine if Hank and Ralph Monroe had children (season 5: episode 11)
Thanks Red Badger. Regarding the terraforming of Mars, I’d never thought about using kudzu.
New England? The story mentions the South. Is it the same beetle? There was an attack of stinkbugs here in the Mid Atlantic last summer (a few still survive indoors), but I didn’t think they smelled like much of anything. They are about the size of a dime.
And please just forget about it now. One planetful is plenty.
Marmolated, eh? Those little bastids.
And when you have 1000's everywhere and they've completely clogged the bathroom vent, then what?
It’s a sickly sweet smell like a batch of perfume that spoiled. When it is strong enough it makes you nauseous.
That’s a great photo series.
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