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How to not damage a vacuum (Stink bug problem)
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Alex Eisenhut:
I have the Dirt Devil 24V Reach with removable canister. Undesirables end up in the freezer overnight. Problem solved.
coppercone2:
if you seal up your house with window screens and mind the front door when you come in, you should not have too many of them in your house.

Things that help huge:
-check all the seals on the window screens, make sure its not bowed, they don't seem to age the best
-get an outward opening screen door infront of your normal door, of good quality, that way you don't have the possibility of bringing a bug sitting on the corner of your door into the house easily when you walk in
-perimeter around house that is clean
-check expansion foam on windows and moldings
-verify door seals properly

anyway, this bug is much preferred to roaches
Stuart Coyle:
In my experience, stink bugs like citrus trees. In controlling them I have found that dropping them in very hot water works wonders, it absorbs the stink and kills them quickly. Maybe you can try that.
Kleinstein:
At least the stink bugs are mainly smelly, when you squeeze them. The nasty ones are the stink beetles found in the western US. Using a vacuum on these is not supposed to be not a good idea.
cdev:
The problem is, they go inside for the winter, you find them anywhere they can get out of the cold, and then they hibernate until it warms up a bit and then you find them. I have nothing like the problems Ive heard others have. Literally millions of them in some places. Here they are just a mild annoyance. But the smell is nasty and very persistant.


--- Quote from: NiHaoMike on October 11, 2020, 01:11:12 pm ---Put it in a bag and fill with CO2 or nitrogen.

Also, if you can find something that attracts them without attracting beneficial bugs, bait a bug zapper with it and set it up outside.

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