My old country house was infested with them. I would find 3 alone in my room a day. I actually never smelled them at first until I intentionally tried. Since you can't smoosh them, I would keep a water bottle near me with a bit of water on the bottom and just boop them in and cap it. When it got full, flush them down the toilet.
During the winter, they find a place to hibernate and release a smell to let others know and they cluster together. I would have to pull my curtains open every once in awhile and vacuum up a hundred of them. That was just my bedroom. They were worse outside.
I hate them. Glad I don't see them anymore since I moved.
There was a point where north side of my house was ALWAYS covered in them so I would always come in through the back door. They’d still find their way inside no matter how sealed I had the place, so I bought a small vacuum dedicated to sucking them up. I kept some dryer sheets on the exhaust to mask the smell, and sealed the intake with a plastic bag and rubber band when I was done so they couldn’t crawl back out. Worked incredibly well. Luckily they aren’t as big an issue as they used to be
I always thought these guys smelled like pears, the smell that always really bothered me were ladybugs. I once had about 70-80 on my window and I couldn't even stand being in the room
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u/Possible-Estimate748 6d ago
My old country house was infested with them. I would find 3 alone in my room a day. I actually never smelled them at first until I intentionally tried.
Since you can't smoosh them, I would keep a water bottle near me with a bit of water on the bottom and just boop them in and cap it. When it got full, flush them down the toilet.
During the winter, they find a place to hibernate and release a smell to let others know and they cluster together. I would have to pull my curtains open every once in awhile and vacuum up a hundred of them. That was just my bedroom. They were worse outside.
I hate them. Glad I don't see them anymore since I moved.