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Originally Posted by OrangeBlossomBaby
It's definitely a stink bug. They're harmless to humans but will eat your plants. Having just one doesn't mean there's an infestation, there could be a dozen or so in the neighborhood. But if you have a dozen around (and in) your house, you probably are infested. Indoor pesticides usually don't kill them. Outdoor pesticides usually do. If you just see the one, you could leave it be, it won't hurt you - they don't sting or bite.
The "foul odor" they emit is actually similar to cilantro. And the human perception to the odor is also similar: some people find it horribly offensive, other people aren't affected by it at all.
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I haven’t seen any stink bugs in my home here or around it, but I used to get them in my home in Pennsylvania. Once one landed in my water glass beside the sink in my bathroom. In the middle of the night I gulped down a fresh glass of water and got a stink bug in my mouth, which I crunched! Instant overwhelming flavor of cilantro. I think of stink bugs now every time I eat cilantro in Mexican food.
My favorite way of catching and disposing of them was to use a BugZooka. It sucks up the bug and holds it for later disposal. The stink doesn’t stink in the tube of the BugZooka. Also works for bees and wasps, spiders, lady bugs, etc. no motor or batteries. Just suction.
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