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The story
Stink bugs are turning up in greater numbers across town, earning a reputation as a “pest best avoided if possible.” According to the original article, leaving them alone risks them calling in reinforcements to settle in for the winter, so early countermeasures are being urged. On 5ch, the thread lit up with practical tips — theories blaming the rise on global warming or the spread of cedar and cypress plantations, observations that green individuals seem to be giving way to black ones, and removal methods using plastic bottles, packing tape, and mint oil.
Right now, “stink bugs” are multiplying all over town.
A green “pest” best avoided if you can help it — we looked into what can be done about it right now.
“One dropped on me from above and I was like, ‘Gross!’”
Source: news.yahoo.co.jp / Original article here
What people said
Opposite here — I used to only see black ones, but the past few years I've started seeing green ones too.
The green ones used to swarm back when fluorescent lights were everywhere. They'd sit in the pickup slot of vending machines and convenience store coolers, basically interfering with business.
That settles it then. Forget the plant nicknamed "stink bug grass" (a slang name for cilantro) — just have them eat actual stink bugs.
They've always been around, honestly. There used to be lots of other bugs too, but now it's just stink bugs everywhere.
Global warming, for starters.
Back in the day you'd use a rapid-fire controller or just tape the button down, leave it running overnight, and rack up insane amounts of EXP.
Of course you'd tune your attack power so you didn't wipe them all out.
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Huh? Are they talking about me?
Nah, can't be you — you don't have any friends. (´･ω･\`)
They flatten their bodies out and squeeze in through the window.
Maybe you only see a lot of them near mountain forests or in truly rural areas? Even within the same prefecture, the number of "stinkers" (slang for stink bugs) is way different between city neighborhoods and mountain villages.
There's stuff you're allowed to say and stuff you're just not. 😠
The "stinkers" have multiplied because of global warming plus more cedar trees and the like. I posted this in a stink bug thread before, but while doing light work in rubber boots I felt a sharp sting near my ankle, then heat, then itching. Took my sock off and found a yellowish stain. Looked it up with AI and apparently it's inflammation caused by stink bug fluid — there are supposedly cases of foot inflammation from the rubber-boots-plus-stink-bug combo.
As a kid I only knew the round ones, but after I moved somewhere else I learned the home-plate-shaped ones are actually the main type.
Then go eat a live stink bug yourself.
Say that after you've done it.
BS, those things are basically hollow inside.
Apparently they hate that cool, minty smell.
Thinking about what you'd have to do with it afterward, there's no way I could copy that lol.
As long as you don't touch its belly it's fine — stick its back onto some packing tape and toss it in the trash. I keep a roll of tape in every room this time of year and in early spring.
Also the fact that people stopped doing controlled brush burning.
If it wouldn't run at a loss, I'd honestly love for someone to buy my family's ancestral forest land — I don't even know where it is. Once the registered owner passes away, you have to go to the Legal Affairs Bureau to update the registration for forest and wild land too, and it's seriously a hassle. If the national or city government would just take unwanted land off people's hands for free, it'd be such a relief for anyone with a family home out in the countryside lol.
Background and Key Points of This Topic
Stink bugs become more likely to invade homes in autumn because they release an aggregation pheromone that draws in others of their kind while searching for a place to overwinter — the original article’s point about them “calling in reinforcements to overwinter” is based on this trait. In the thread, two theories came up for why their numbers have grown: global warming, and the spread of conifer forests (cedar, cypress) that increase the seeds they feed on. No evidence was given to settle on either explanation alone, so the two factors likely overlap. Posters also debated at length whether green or black individuals seem more common these days, but this comes down to differences between species, and no information backing up regional or generational differences was presented in the thread. For removal methods, posters shared practical tricks such as using plastic bottles, packing tape, and the repellent effect of mint oil.
*This article is compiled from excerpts and a summary of the 5ch (News Flash+) thread ““Gross!” “Scary!” “No!” “Stinks!” — Stink Bugs Are Increasing, and Ignoring Them Risks Them Calling in Reinforcements to Overwinter… What Should You Watch Out For.”
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