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[–] [email protected] 12 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)
[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I thought these were the worst, but the Spotted Lanternflies are even worse. Things are a damned scourge

[–] [email protected] 5 points 2 weeks ago

I haven't seen them yet, but they have been spotted in a neighboring county. Not looking forward to them.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Those things were everywhere southeast pa for a couple years but now i might see like 5 a year

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

They definitely seem like they explode in an area and then aren’t as prevalent, but I still see quite a few despite three summers ago being the worst near me.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

They just want to cuddle with us in our nice warm houses!

[–] [email protected] 7 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

We have them in our country for a couple of years now as an invasive species. Can't have a friggin window open or they are everywhere in the house.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

i have seen that thing only once in my life like 15 years ago, and almost burned the house down. then my stepdad just took that nasty bug in his hand and took it outside...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 days ago

the species that encourages humans not to squash them by smelling awful upon squashing

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

Heheh...kill it with fire.

Here in South Limburg about 3 years ago they became a plague and I have been vacuuming at least a 100 of these inside the house. According to Wikipedia they where first sighted here in 2018.

This year we will have custom made insect screens.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 2 weeks ago
[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Life is good until one of these fucks fart on your nose

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago

I had one die on my toothbrush. They're usually pretty good roommates, but that day I was pissed at the whole genus.

[–] pedz 2 points 2 weeks ago

Huh. I'm a native French speaker and bugs like this are called 'punaises'. And I just learned that this specific one is apparently diabolical, with the name 'punaise diabolique'.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

My favorite flavor of Jelly Belly is stink bug.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 weeks ago

The smell has been characterized as a "pungent odor that smells like coriander."

I'm strangely OK with this.