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A Stinkbug Horror Story  

secret_lade 49F
14127 posts
10/14/2021 4:00 pm
A Stinkbug Horror Story


I was tired, this morning, when I first pulled myself out of bed.

Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, I stumbled into the kitchen and started setting up the Kureg to make myself a cup of coffee.

Pop!

I had backed up a step to throw the old coffee pod into the trash when I heard a loud popping sound from beneath my<b> bare </font></b>foot.

Glancing down, I saw a a glob of green liquid on the floor about four inches from my heel.

"What the hell??"

Trying to figure out where it came from, I picked up my right foot and glanced under it.

"Oh my God! Ew!! Oh my God!! Ew!"

on the floor, right before my very eyes, was a squished stink bug, leg side up.

I had managed not NOT notice this stink bug on the floor in my kitchen but I had also managed step on with my<b> bare </font></b>feet and NOT NOTICE I had done so!

Every part of me wanted wither up and die as I cleaned up the crime scene with a paper towel.

I may need some therapy for this one!

Happy Thursday!

69ereatwetpussy 61M
6774 posts
10/19/2021 5:24 am

Oh the poor little bug all it's wanted was a warm place to stay during the winter and now you killed the little stinker.
What will it's family think ,friends say day gone away
Even the cat don't have a friend to play with now .


jadedisme 68F  
31 posts
10/16/2021 11:03 pm

This I found on Google it may help.

What attracts and kills stink bugs?

A simple combination of hot water, dish soap, and white vinegar is suggested to be an effective "trap" for stink bugs. (Farm & Dairy recommends filling a spray bottle with 2 cups of hot water, 1 cup of white vinegar, and 1/2 cup dish soap, then spraying the bugs directly.)Feb. 7, 2020


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/16/2021 4:10 pm

    Quoting positively4you:
    I read some essential oils will repel them, like mint. Spray it or put in corners. Also, leave outside lights off at night. According to an article. Google them.
    I am critter phobic. I exterminate quarterly.
I just realized my outside lights were on.... I went and turned them off. I'm still getting used to how dark it is out here, after having lived in town for as long as I have, I've forgotten what it's like to not have a street light in the parking lot or even off in the distance.


positively4you 74F  
4605 posts
10/15/2021 7:30 pm

I read some essential oils will repel them, like mint. Spray it or put in corners. Also, leave outside lights off at night. According to an article. Google them.
I am critter phobic. I exterminate quarterly.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/15/2021 3:28 pm

    Quoting  :

You are lucky! These things are terrible.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/15/2021 3:27 pm

    Quoting mc_justmc:
    To the stinkbug this must have seemed like a Godzilla movie. He's in a better place, now.
Ha ha ha ha Now I'm going to be picturing this in the back of my mind every time I see a stink bug.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/15/2021 3:26 pm

    Quoting G000dbuddy:
    may need some therapy for this one
Yep!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/15/2021 3:26 pm

    Quoting lov2suk1969:
    i would have barfed on it lol you are strong
Don't worry, my stomach was doing some flip flops.... But I managed to hold my own.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/15/2021 3:24 pm

    Quoting benard69:
    There are swarms of them this year..Hate them damn things..Yuck!
I hate them too! Ugh!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/15/2021 3:23 pm

    Quoting TicklePlease:
    How did you not have to evacuate the house due to the smell! I was petsitting at a house recently where the stinkbugs were like the flies in Amityville Horror... I got one on my shirt and flicked it off when I was taking their dogs out and when I came back inside I could have sworn it came in with me, the stink was still so strong! And I didn't even squish it!!
I sprayed the hell out of everything with Febreeze. It was not pretty.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/15/2021 3:20 pm

    Quoting WyoCowboy7751:
    Was comical as All Get Out; the time my cat got a-hold of one and batting at it with a paw and then it released the smell 😂🤣🤠
What did the cat do?? LOL They don't call them stink bugs for nothing!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/15/2021 3:18 pm

    Quoting citizen4722:
    Thankfully, we don't get them over here (at least I've never seen one?). It would certainly bug me if I stepped on one with my bare feet!
It was SO gross.... so very gross....


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/15/2021 3:17 pm

    Quoting CUMHANDLEME:
    You need a country cat not a city cat
Oh I totally agree!!


CUMHANDLEME 61F  
794 posts
10/15/2021 12:51 pm

You need a country cat not a city cat

Do you have any Primal Urges ... I do, please CUMHANDLEME and explore some of my naughty and nice Primal ... Urges with me !!!


citizen4722 66M  
74582 posts
10/15/2021 12:30 pm

Thankfully, we don't get them over here (at least I've never seen one?). It would certainly bug me if I stepped on one with my bare feet!


WyoCowboy7751 70M
2537 posts
10/15/2021 8:06 am

Was comical as All Get Out; the time my cat got a-hold of one and batting at it with a paw and then it released the smell 😂🤣🤠


TicklePlease 56F  
13851 posts
10/15/2021 6:50 am

How did you not have to evacuate the house due to the smell! I was petsitting at a house recently where the stinkbugs were like the flies in Amityville Horror... I got one on my shirt and flicked it off when I was taking their dogs out and when I came back inside I could have sworn it came in with me, the stink was still so strong! And I didn't even squish it!!


benard69 66M/66F  

10/15/2021 5:35 am

There are swarms of them this year..Hate them damn things..Yuck!


lov2suk1969 54M

10/15/2021 4:51 am

i would have barfed on it lol you are strong


G000dbuddy 36M
1676 posts
10/15/2021 4:05 am

may need some therapy for this one

goodbuddy781


mc_justmc 63M

10/15/2021 4:01 am

To the stinkbug this must have seemed like a Godzilla movie. He's in a better place, now.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/15/2021 3:02 am

    Quoting Paulxx001:
    Your choices are simple; block every single hole, crevice, nook and cranny — that those tiny buggers can possibly be using as an entrance into your home. (*which may take a decade or two *)

    Plant ant and critter traps all over the place, to capture them. (*you'll need hundreds, at least.*)

    Obviously, carrying bug spray and a broom, on your person — at ALL times — is a given.

    Have you tried charming them out? 🤔 You know, with your smile?

    The last option for you, is to learn how to cohabitate with them. Didn't ya live with a guy... once?
    It's sorta like that, but you'll be totally ignoring each other.

    Hmmm... reminds me of the last few years with my EX. 🤔❗❗
I lived with my ex husband for 17 years.... But he was also my bug killer. He was brutal, he could squish them under his thumb, was his hands, and keep moving on with his day. Living in the second floor apartment, I didn't get all that many bugs, and I didn't even really realize it until now. I would see a spider from time to time but that was it.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/15/2021 2:53 am

    Quoting  :

Ha ha ha ha I'll see you at therapy!


Paulxx001 66M
22642 posts
10/14/2021 11:50 pm

Your choices are simple; block every single hole, crevice, nook and cranny — that those tiny buggers can possibly be using as an entrance into your home. (*which may take a decade or two *)

Plant ant and critter traps all over the place, to capture them. (*you'll need hundreds, at least.*)

Obviously, carrying bug spray and a broom, on your person — at ALL times — is a given.

Have you tried charming them out? 🤔 You know, with your smile?

The last option for you, is to learn how to cohabitate with them. Didn't ya live with a guy... once?
It's sorta like that, but you'll be totally ignoring each other.

Hmmm... reminds me of the last few years with my EX. 🤔❗❗


jolielaide 52F  
1754 posts
10/14/2021 11:26 pm

    Quoting pagancountrygirl:
    If it was leg side up, I don't think it was a crime scene. Well, unless it had a pillow under it's head and a blanket over it. Yeah, it's still not a pleasant way to start your morning, with a dead body on the floor. Eeewwwww.......
lol!! THAT is some real funny shit! pillow and a blanket..i died.


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/14/2021 10:35 pm

    Quoting pagancountrygirl:
    If it was leg side up, I don't think it was a crime scene. Well, unless it had a pillow under it's head and a blanket over it. Yeah, it's still not a pleasant way to start your morning, with a dead body on the floor. Eeewwwww.......
I'll tell you what, that woke me up quickly. The sound it made when I stepped on it was kind of scarring.... Ugh!


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/14/2021 10:33 pm

    Quoting lok4fun500:
    stink bugs are gathering on the north side of our house wanting into the warm inside. The Mrs steps on then even on the siding as she refuses to let them enter the house. I just use a broom.
Bugs in general freak me out, certain ones more than others. Stink bugs are one of those that make my skin crawl just looking at them.... Possibly because you find them in the oddest spots? The ceiling, on the shower curtain rod, inside the window on the window screen?? How do they get there?!?


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/14/2021 10:30 pm

    Quoting Paulxx001:
    One of the first things ya gotta learn — now that you're living in the 'country' and not the city — is to wear slippers ALL the time!

    Yep... It's a good thing, ya didn't step on, *ugh*, never mind. 😶❗❗
I am learning that very quickly. I have no idea where all these bugs are coming from! I just found a pill bug making it's way across my bathroom floor.


pagancountrygirl 66F
6466 posts
10/14/2021 9:29 pm

If it was leg side up, I don't think it was a crime scene. Well, unless it had a pillow under it's head and a blanket over it. Yeah, it's still not a pleasant way to start your morning, with a dead body on the floor. Eeewwwww.......

Pagan
Hmmmm....I know I left that wand around here somewhere!


lok4fun500 M
51906 posts
10/14/2021 9:11 pm

stink bugs are gathering on the north side of our house wanting into the warm inside. The Mrs steps on then even on the siding as she refuses to let them enter the house. I just use a broom.


Paulxx001 66M
22642 posts
10/14/2021 8:16 pm

One of the first things ya gotta learn — now that you're living in the 'country' and not the city — is to wear slippers ALL the time!

Yep... It's a good thing, ya didn't step on, *ugh*, never mind. 😶❗❗


secret_lade 49F
9227 posts
10/14/2021 4:01 pm

I was tired, this morning, when I first pulled myself out of bed.

Rubbing the sleep out of my eyes, I stumbled into the kitchen and started setting up the Kureg to make myself a cup of coffee.

Pop!

I had backed up a step to throw the old coffee pod into the trash when I heard a loud popping sound from beneath my bare foot.

Glancing down, I saw a a glob of green liquid on the floor about four inches from my heel.

"What the hell??"

Trying to figure out where it came from, I picked up my right foot and glanced under it.

"Oh my God! Ew!! Oh my God!! Ew!"

There on the floor, right before my very eyes, was a squished stink bug, leg side up.

I had managed to not only NOT notice this stink bug on the floor in my kitchen but I had also managed to step on it with my bare feet and NOT NOTICE I had done so!

Every part of me wanted to wither up and die as I cleaned up the crime scene with a paper towel.

I may need some therapy for this one!

Happy Thursday!


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