Stink bugs everywhere!
You can do this against the unpopular animals in your living room
Created: 10/21/2022 3:18 p.m
By: Stella Henrich
The small six-legged insects are not poisonous.
But they can spread a bad odor in the home.
You can find out how to get rid of the animals here.
Munich - stink bugs.
They don't look cute.
More like a walking green leaf on six legs.
And they live up to their name.
Stink bugs can smell really bad.
And when the summer is warm and dry, the creepy-crawlies multiply vigorously.
Weather experts already fear that there will be a real invasion of heated winter quarters in this country.
The insects are the size of thumb nails and spend the summer on deciduous trees, in hedges or on other plants.
They don't bother anyone there.
If it gets too cold for them outside, they seek shelter in warm apartments - they are not always welcome there.
Because they spread a bad smell when they feel threatened.
Unlike bed bugs, stink bugs are not bloodsuckers.
Despite good climatic conditions, there is no reason to panic, explain the experts from
Wetter.de
e.
But nobody wants the animals at home either.
Because as soon as the small crawling animals feel threatened, they emit a secretion that has a bad effect on the human nose.
And since the animals usually do not march in alone, there is a need for immediate action.
Stink bugs mating.
They like warm temperatures and dry climates.
© imago
That drives away the crawling creatures again - four tips for stink bug invasions:
Put the glass over the creepy crawly and put it
in the fresh air
.
Stink bugs keep the garden free of caterpillars.
So they are
quite useful –
but not in the apartment.
Spray joints or masonry with
garlic solutions and soapy
water.
Ladybugs eat stink bugs,
so feel free to let them into your home.
Never catch stink bugs with a vacuum cleaner
.
As a result, their stench is distributed through the exhaust air of the vacuum cleaner and spreads throughout the apartment in no time at all.
Stink bugs turn brown in winter - reaction to temperature
According to the German Nature Conservation Union (Nabu), there are around 1,000 species of bedbugs.
The green stink bug belongs to the stink bug genus.
It can be twelve to 14 millimeters long and can be recognized by its green color in summer.
In autumn the green fades and disappears completely.
The green stink bug reacts to falling temperatures by storing a red pigment, so that the animals have a brownish "winter dress", according to Nabu.
This is how the bug adapts to the environment.
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Like the stink bug, the Nosferatu spider is also on the rise, entering homes through the sink, bathroom or garden.
The Nabu had already warned about the eight-legged creatures and asked the citizens for help in their search.
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Although the spider's bite is harmless to humans, it looks much more dangerous than the stink bug because of its size - about four centimeters - and its hairy face.
The animal thrives not only in forests but also in our homes during the winter season and has
migrated as a result of climate change , according to
RP Online .
She likes to sit in cracks in the masonry.
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