Stink Bugs....??

[jpf]

Wondering if anyone has any experience with these little critters ?
We stopped at Jellystone Park off I 81 south of Hagerstown MD last Sept. 20/21st on our way south to Florida from Connecticut. Never had run into them or knew about them before that.
Anyway, they are oval shaped sort of brownish slow moving critters, apparently don't bite but are just plain ugly and a nuisance.
Back on the road, every time we opened or closed the slides a few more would appear, usually high on the ceiling. We've swept and washed the slides and rig several times and since had the rig fumigated here in Florida in preparation for on again off again storage and side trips.
Once a week or so I go to the 3400 to pick up or drop off something and usually see a couple of deceased ones and often a live one, and it's been almost 3 months !!!!
There's no water or food available to them, wondering if anyone has info on how long they'll be in residence or how to get rid of them.
We did a WEB search and learned that Hagerstown MD was a popular vacation spot for these critters but didn't offer any info on how to eradicate them.

thanks
jp

[Longwell]

Check out this site for info on the critters and their elimination:
http://www.bugspray.com/article/stinkbug.html
Larry

[berridge]

These little critters seem to hibernate in window frames and any other spaces they can find so spray other than a complete fumigation might not be effective. An good way to remove them is to use a pop bottle with a bit of warer in the bottom. Just hold the mouth of the bottle over them when they are on the ceiling and they will drop into the bottle. This avoids contact and the resulting "stink".