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Fun Facts About Stink Bugs <\/h2>\n\n\n\n
The brown marmorated stink bug is a strange little creature that we are going to need to get used to being around — even though you might think that they look weird, and smell horrible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Luckily, stink bugs don\u2019t cause any danger<\/a>, and they only ever enter your house to stay warm<\/a> and sleep during the winter months. They don\u2019t cause any harm to humans or transmit diseases, nor do they nest in your house<\/a>, damage structures, or look for food in your kitchen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Luckily, stink bugs don\u2019t cause any danger, and they only ever enter your house to stay warm and sleep during the winter months. They don\u2019t cause any harm to humans or transmit diseases, nor do they nest in your house, damage structures or look for food in your kitchen.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n And although you may not like the look (or smell of them), stink bugs won\u2019t cause a significant nuisance to your or your family. <\/p>\n\n\n\n So, are you ready for five fun facts about stink bugs? Read on to find out what they are\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stink bugs definitely stink, but they don\u2019t do it because they don\u2019t like you. In fact, stink bugs secrete their smelly liquid to attract other stink bugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The secretion comes out of pores in their abdomens, and it contains pheromones. These pheromones act as a signal to other stink bugs in the area that they have found a warm and safe place to congregate in the fall, when they\u2019re looking for somewhere to hang out during the winter months.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The secretion comes out of pores in their abdomens, and it contains pheromones. These pheromones act as a signal to other stink bugs in the area that they have found a warm and safe place to congregate in the fall, when they\u2019re looking for somewhere to hang out during the winter months.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n During winter is when stink bugs enter diapause (more on this later). The more stink bugs that congregate in one space, the more stink they will emanate, which in turn causes even more stink bugs to gather.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Of course, stink bugs will also secrete their stinky liquid secretion if they are feeling threatened or get scared<\/a>, but they only do this as a defense mechanism. Otherwise, it\u2019s all about attracting their friends to the party.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The actual stink actually comes from chemical compounds that include trans-2-decenal and trans-2-octenal. <\/p>\n\n\n\n In fact, food scientists also use these chemical compounds to add aroma and flavor to dairy and bakery products.<\/p>\n\n\n\n However, when the same chemicals are secreted by the stink bug, the smell is so powerful that it ends up smelling like rotting cilantro<\/a>. Yuck!<\/p>\n\n\n\n Originally from southeast Asia, stink bugs made their way into the United States in 1998 in a shipment of fruit. They were first noticed in Pennsylvania, but have since spread rapidly in most parts of the country, and to Canada.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And although they don\u2019t pose any danger, unfortunately stink bugs have become a big problem for farmers. That\u2019s because they love feeding on cash crops such as corn, soybeans, cherries, tomatoes, berries, tobacco, and other tree fruits like apricots.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The plants that they attack are injured by the distinctive bruising that the stink bug leaves behind, which dimples and shrivels the crop, making it unsellable. <\/p>\n\n\n\n The saliva that stink bugs inject when they\u2019re feeding on these plants is what causes the bruising to happen.<\/p>\n\n\n\n So, you know that stink bugs secrete saliva into a plant to feed off of its fruit, but they don\u2019t do it with a mouth like you have. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Say what? <\/p>\n\n\n\n A stink bug has mouthparts that pierce and suck out juices, so there\u2019s no need for them to bite and chew. And this is why they can\u2019t bite you. So it\u2019s really all good for us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Oh, and although most stink bugs are vegetarian, so they pierce the skin and extract the juices of plant material. There are stink bugs that feed off of other insects, which use their piercing parts to inject their saliva and their sucking parts to extract the insides of their prey.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Stink bugs don\u2019t have mouths to communicate with each other, but they do have a special somethin\u2019 somethin\u2019 that is part of their mating ritual. They are able to move their abdomens in a certain way to transmit a vibrational signal that will attract a mate<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The vibrational signal is specific depending on the consistency of the plant, so they will look out for the right plant to transmit the signal effectively. They particularly like beanstalks, and the vibration they give off is an important part of the mating ritual of stink bugs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Bears, chipmunks and groundhogs aren\u2019t the only animals that hibernate during the winter months. There are quite a few other creatures that do, and the stink bug can be considered to be one of them. Because as soon as the temperatures drop, they enter a hibernation-like state that\u2019s known as diapause.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just like a squirrel gathers acorns to feed on while it\u2019s cold, during their diapause, stink bugs will burn through any nutrients that they stored during the spring and summer, which is when they fatten themselves up.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Just like a squirrel gathers acorns to feed on while it\u2019s cold, during their diapause, stink bugs will burn through any nutrients that they stored during the spring and summer, which is when they fatten themselves up.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n While they are in diapause, stink bugs are completely inactive, because their metabolism basically stops functioning when it gets cold.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Diapause doesn\u2019t necessarily last all winter though, because if you keep your home on the warm side during the colder months, then these stinky little monsters can wake up out of their slumber well before spring arrives and leave their hiding places to go out on the hunt for food.<\/p>\n\n\n\n1. Funky Facts<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
2. Recent Invaders<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
3. Mouths Wide Shut<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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5. Bear(like) Necessities<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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