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Buick455 · 10-11-2010, 07:45 PM

I pulled my 350 engine a few weeks ago and thought I had plugged all the holes but forgot the exhaust. I removed the manifolds and there was stink bugs hanging on the valve stems. This is in my shop. I vacuumed them up and plugged the ports. Tonight I started my 1992 Chevy truck and at least 100 were under the battery and in the alternator. I have to brush them away from the doors to get in the house. This is worse than the Lady bugs.

Davidmichael · 10-11-2010, 07:56 PM

yeah they suck this year. They are making me wish for colder weather and I hate the cold.

ECU PIRATE · 10-11-2010, 07:56 PM

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Originally Posted by Buick455

I pulled my 350 engine a few weeks ago and thought I had plugged all the holes but forgot the exhaust. I removed the manifolds and there was stink bugs hanging on the valve stems. This is in my shop. I vacuumed them up and plugged the ports. Tonight I started my 1992 Chevy truck and at least 100 were under the battery and in the alternator. I have to brush them away from the doors to get in the house. This is worse than the Lady bugs.

Only in Va. I had the same problem when I gutted the interior of my old Blazer. Those f'ing things were under the carpet & headliner and behind every panel. They had even wormed their way into my retractable seat belt housing

HotWheels4000 · 10-11-2010, 09:31 PM

They're everywhere in new jersey too.

THE "10" SILVERADO · 10-11-2010, 09:33 PM

There isn't many in Texas at all...

S10Fan · 10-11-2010, 09:36 PM

I read somewhere recently about how those darn things are a real problem this year. I know I'm seeing way too many of them in my neck of the woods.

**N2TRUX** · 10-11-2010, 10:49 PM

Must be a regional thing. I haven't seen any at all here. We have mosquitoes that will carry a small dog off, but no stink bug infestation.

*nbpro* · 10-11-2010, 10:55 PM

stink bug infestation

Stink bugs have been reported in more than 22 states including California, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia, according to a Penn State University 2010 study.

slugish · 10-11-2010, 11:12 PM

Yea,Damn plenty in Va.for sure.

87c10slammer · 10-11-2010, 11:39 PM

seeing my share here in PA.. went to a state park with my kiddies over the weekend and they were all over the playground..

ch2000 · 10-11-2010, 11:45 PM

I've been noticing more of them over the last couple of weeks here in Atlanta..

S10Fan · 10-12-2010, 05:15 AM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Must be a regional thing. I haven't seen any at all here. We have mosquitoes that will carry a small dog off, but no stink bug infestation.

I've been hoping the mosquitoes would begin feeding on the stink bugs, no luck. Some of them are so big they sound like a 757 landing.

68longhorn · 10-12-2010, 07:12 AM

We got quite a few in MD. Not as bad as the cicadas tho

Adams74Chevy · 10-12-2010, 11:02 AM

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We got quite a few in MD. Not as bad as the cicadas tho

Bad out my way in Frederick Co. They eat any plant it seems local gardeners, farmers, and orchards lost a fair amount due to stink bug damage. I'll take the 17 yr cicadas over the stink bugs. Supposedly 1/4 dawn dish soap to 3/4 water mix kills them. And a word of caution do not vaccuum them up they will make the vaccuum stink some kind of bad. Rumor has it they came in a cargo container shipped from China to the mid-atlantic area.

some local paper write-ups:
Return of the stink bugs

Stink bugs wreaking havoc on farmers, gardeners

Stink bug infestation goes beyond farmers

S10Fan · 10-12-2010, 05:15 PM

Way back when I joined this forum, I never thought I'd be posting about Stink Bugs!

**PRattenbury** · 10-12-2010, 06:03 PM

I'm surprised anything is tougher than Poquoson mosquitos in your neck of the woods! I used to hear them talking behind a bush... well, do we take him home or just eat him here?

S10Fan · 10-12-2010, 06:30 PM

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I'm surprised anything is tougher than Poquoson mosquitos in your neck of the woods! I used to hear them talking behind a bush... well, do we take him home or just eat him here?

They were especially bad this year since the Air Force didn't spray but once all summer. Yes for those reading this, the local AF base, Langley, uses a converted C-130 and sprays for skeeters. The plane fly's so low you need to check your roof for skid marks.

**PRattenbury** · 10-12-2010, 09:55 PM

Yeah, but if one of those C-130s hits one of those Poquoson mosquitos , it'd be really ugly!

**N2TRUX** · 10-13-2010, 12:18 AM

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Originally Posted by PRattenbury

I'm surprised anything is tougher than Poquoson mosquitos in your neck of the woods! I used to hear them talking behind a bush... well, do we take him home or just eat him here?

Yeah they may be big and bad, but do they have thier own festival?

http://www.mosquitofestival.com/index.html

*nbpro* · 10-13-2010, 01:58 AM

If You Don't Think It's The Small Things That Make A Difference, Try Going To Sleep With A Mosquito In Your Bedroom...

S10Fan · 10-13-2010, 05:18 AM

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Originally Posted by nbpro

If You Don't Think It's The Small Things That Make A Difference, Try Going To Sleep With A Mosquito In Your Bedroom...

Dude, that's none of my business.........

S10Fan · 10-13-2010, 05:22 AM

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Originally Posted by N2TRUX

Yeah they may be big and bad, but do they have thier own festival?

http://www.mosquitofestival.com/index.html

Blah Blah Blah, I know, 'skeeters are bigger in Texas.......

I'm gonna send our little fellas your way next year, they'll have a great time!

justinburnett · 10-14-2010, 06:08 PM

No stink bugs here in north central oregon, so I can't feel your pain there, however, if you've ever had wasps build a nest in your defrost vent.... well I can relate to that.

Buick455 · 10-14-2010, 07:05 PM

I had lots of wasps this year and also hornets. I had a hornets nest the size of a football in the bed of my 87. I also has some yellow jackets. But no flies or Mosquitoes.

10-11-2010, 07:45 PM	#1
Buick455 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Amherst VA Posts: 150	stink bugs I pulled my 350 engine a few weeks ago and thought I had plugged all the holes but forgot the exhaust. I removed the manifolds and there was stink bugs hanging on the valve stems. This is in my shop. I vacuumed them up and plugged the ports. Tonight I started my 1992 Chevy truck and at least 100 were under the battery and in the alternator. I have to brush them away from the doors to get in the house. This is worse than the Lady bugs.

10-11-2010, 07:56 PM	#2
Davidmichael Registered User Join Date: Jun 2010 Location: Pittsburgh PA Posts: 686	Re: stink bugs yeah they suck this year. They are making me wish for colder weather and I hate the cold. __________________ 86 Suburban 2WD = rolled it and totaled it 83 LWB STD Cab 4x4 = went to the scrapper. Was my baby. 84 Suburban 2WD = stripped it/ scrapped it 81 8 foot bed made into a trailer 86 Suburban going to be made into a trailer 91 Suburban 4x4 = that's my baby 00 S10 Xtreme STD Cab 01 S10 ZR2

10-11-2010, 09:31 PM	#4
HotWheels4000 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Fair Lawn, New Jersey Posts: 28	Re: stink bugs They're everywhere in new jersey too. __________________ 84 C10 lwb 89 S15 Jimmy 4x4

10-11-2010, 09:33 PM	#5
THE "10" SILVERADO Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: Marble Falls, TX Posts: 1,575	Re: stink bugs There isn't many in Texas at all... __________________ Michael Re-starting the neglected '77...http://67-72chevytrucks.com/vboard/s...=425464&page=9

10-11-2010, 09:36 PM	#6
S10Fan Old Heap Driver Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Newport News, Va Posts: 2,642	Re: stink bugs I read somewhere recently about how those darn things are a real problem this year. I know I'm seeing way too many of them in my neck of the woods. __________________ _____________________________ Bryan '99 Silverado 1500, 4.3, 5-speed, reg cab, short bed '50 Chevy 2DR Hard Top, 350/350, M2 Front End, 3:08 gear, cruiser. '40 F**d Sedan, all Chevy power, Heidt's front end, TCI rear, nice driver.

10-11-2010, 10:49 PM	#7
N2TRUX Happy to be here Join Date: Mar 2000 Location: Cypress, TX Posts: 39,021	Re: stink bugs Must be a regional thing. I haven't seen any at all here. We have mosquitoes that will carry a small dog off, but no stink bug infestation. __________________ Follow me on Facebook and Instagram @N2trux.com Articles- "Jake" the 84 to 74 crewcab "Elwood" the77_Remix 85 GMC Sierra "Scarlett" "Refining Sierra"

10-11-2010, 10:55 PM	#8
nbpro Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Huntsville,AL Posts: 2,119	Re: stink bugs stink bug infestation Stink bugs have been reported in more than 22 states including California, Florida, Kentucky, New Jersey, Ohio, Tennessee and Virginia, according to a Penn State University 2010 study.

10-11-2010, 11:12 PM	#9
slugish Slugish Join Date: Jan 2005 Location: Earlysville, Va. Posts: 1,024	Re: stink bugs Yea,Damn plenty in Va.for sure.

10-11-2010, 11:39 PM	#10
87c10slammer truck addict Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: levittown pa Posts: 154	Re: stink bugs seeing my share here in PA.. went to a state park with my kiddies over the weekend and they were all over the playground.. __________________ trucks

10-11-2010, 11:45 PM	#11
ch2000 Registered User Join Date: Feb 2008 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 40	Re: stink bugs I've been noticing more of them over the last couple of weeks here in Atlanta.. __________________ http://gamelstreetrods.com

10-12-2010, 07:12 AM	#13
68longhorn Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Cape Coral, Florida Posts: 1,123	Re: stink bugs We got quite a few in MD. Not as bad as the cicadas tho

10-12-2010, 05:15 PM	#15
S10Fan Old Heap Driver Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Newport News, Va Posts: 2,642	Re: stink bugs Way back when I joined this forum, I never thought I'd be posting about Stink Bugs! __________________ _____________________________ Bryan '99 Silverado 1500, 4.3, 5-speed, reg cab, short bed '50 Chevy 2DR Hard Top, 350/350, M2 Front End, 3:08 gear, cruiser. '40 F**d Sedan, all Chevy power, Heidt's front end, TCI rear, nice driver.

10-12-2010, 06:03 PM	#16
PRattenbury Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Maumelle, AR Posts: 478	Re: stink bugs I'm surprised anything is tougher than Poquoson mosquitos in your neck of the woods! I used to hear them talking behind a bush... well, do we take him home or just eat him here?

10-12-2010, 09:55 PM	#18
PRattenbury Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: Maumelle, AR Posts: 478	Re: stink bugs Yeah, but if one of those C-130s hits one of those Poquoson mosquitos , it'd be really ugly!

10-13-2010, 01:58 AM	#20
nbpro Account Suspended Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Huntsville,AL Posts: 2,119	Re: stink bugs If You Don't Think It's The Small Things That Make A Difference, Try Going To Sleep With A Mosquito In Your Bedroom...



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10-14-2010, 06:08 PM	#23
justinburnett Registered User Join Date: Sep 2010 Location: The Dalles, OR Posts: 392	Re: stink bugs No stink bugs here in north central oregon, so I can't feel your pain there, however, if you've ever had wasps build a nest in your defrost vent.... well I can relate to that.

10-14-2010, 07:05 PM	#24
Buick455 Registered User Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: Amherst VA Posts: 150	Re: stink bugs I had lots of wasps this year and also hornets. I had a hornets nest the size of a football in the bed of my 87. I also has some yellow jackets. But no flies or Mosquitoes.

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