What’s the difference between a kamikaze warrior and a stink bug?
Both will swoop down from the sky to hit an object on the ground, but the only difference is that while the kamikaze warrior is willing to die, we want the stink bugs to die.
In fact, one of the characteristic traits of stink bugs is that they know how to make an entrance on the scene: they will swoop down from above and impact a particular object or surface on the ground, as if preparing for an attack. kamikaze attack. (It’s not uncommon for stink bugs to die in the process of doing this, but usually most stink bugs survive the process.)
Many people find stink bugs to be more of a nuisance than any other typical household bug. Unlike flies, mosquitoes, and ants, they have a distinctively “reptilian” appearance, considering that their entire back is covered by a protective shell of exoskeleton. What makes them such an annoying nuisance is that they are apparently stubborn and hardy when it comes to seeking shelter somewhere warm. They will literally stop at nothing to do whatever it takes to get into the protective confines of your home, no matter what it takes. They are instinctively programmed to look for warm places to hide during the fall and winter seasons, and unfortunately for us humans, our homes are considered prime real estate for them to seek shelter during these cold seasons.
Why do they seem to come out of nowhere? You could be minding your own business, sitting at a desk, sitting at a table, or cooking dinner in the kitchen, and then suddenly, out of nowhere, without warning, you hear a unique buzzing sound. , and then bam! A stink bug will appear suddenly, having made an abrupt, hard impact on the surface after crash landing, kamikaze-style, from a higher surface or from a ceiling, wall, or elevated air duct. (Stink bugs make buzzing sounds, similar to those of the common housefly, but a little louder.)
In fact, they are extremely hardy creatures. It’s like a bad horror movie: You see a bug in the house and you kill it, only to find another bug in the house that same day or a few days later has taken its place. If it appears that your home is being invaded by stink bugs, then it is certainly time to take some action to do something about it and take the necessary preventative measures to prevent future infestations as well.
Once they gain access to your home, you will usually find them lingering and prowling around windows, sills, doors, skylights, cracks, crevices, or gaps in walls, or near abundant light sources in your home, such as lamps.
And if you haven’t figured it out through first-hand experience yet, you must be aware of the fact that these insects can fly. Yes, indeed, stink bugs are flying insects. They may be creepy crawlers, but they’re also bugs. And one of their characteristics, as mentioned above, is that they sure know how to make an entrance in a room! Quite often, you’ll find stink bugs suddenly swooping down on a table or other surface, seemingly out of nowhere. Its arrival is preceded by a distinctive buzz. Yes, they make a buzzing noise when they fly. And then they will land with great force on the surface.
The way stink bugs enter a room, swooping down from above, is very similar to the way a WWII Japanese kamikaze pilot would swoop down from the sky, resulting in a surprise attack on the enemy. . Of course, the main difference between a real Japanese kamikaze attack and the kamikaze-style entry a stink bug makes into the room is that the stink bug does not do so with the intent to kill any prey, much less commit suicide. (Japanese kamikaze air force pilots of yesteryear were conditioned to perform these stunts with full knowledge and intent to engage in a suicide mission, for the greater good.)
It is quite sadly ironic that these critters are native to Japan, the nation that relied heavily on kamikaze dive bombers, and that these critters also dive into dive bombing by instinct. While other insects will make a graceful, soft landing on any surface they wish to perch on, stink bugs will very often “bomb” their way from one place to another, particularly up and down.
For this reason, you should be very vigilant about protecting your home if you suspect or are aware of the fact that there is a population of these insects in your home. They do not discriminate or have any deliberate intent, no rhyme or reason as to where, why and how they choose their targets for dive bombing.
Many people will report that stink bugs have dived right into their pots while cooking in the kitchen, or that they will end up on their shirt. As for food, it is extremely important, for this reason, that you cover any food or refrigerate it, so that bedbugs cannot dive on these fruits and feed on them. Or they might even drop a bomb on your person, seemingly out of nowhere at random. If you suffer from entomophobia (fear of insects), this could definitely scare you.
The good news is that while the mere idea of stink bugs staging “kamikaze” style entrances into a room, you can actually also take this dive-bombing kamikaze behavior and turn it to your advantage as an effective means of kill stink bugs. :
For example, you can set up bug traps to attract bugs and lure them into the trap. They will kamikaze directly into the trap and can never break free. For example, one type of trap you could set up would be a light source next to a bowl of dish soap…. If the stink bug swoops toward the light source to seek its warmth and illumination, it will land on the plate, and when the dish soap comes into contact with the bug’s belly, it will poison it. (Dish soap is among a number of different household solutions that have been determined, through trial and error, to be lethal to stink bugs.)
There are other types of traps you can set up as well, but using dishwashing detergent has been shown to be extremely effective at paralyzing and killing these insects, for the most part. Other traps can be those that cause stink bugs to be confined in a box or container where they will eventually starve, suffocate and die. Another type of trap could simply be a bug zapper, which kills the stink bug as soon as it comes into contact with the light source.
There is no way to stop stink bugs from diving. It is in their nature. As stated above, their dive bombing doesn’t appear to be deliberately aimed at any particular target, such as food or light, as they have been known to drop dive bombs directly onto people’s shirts or onto desks or tables, even though there is no food present.
So the best prevention in this case is to be prepared to deal with them and capture them when this dive bombing happens.
There are many ways to kill stink bugs. One way is to set traps for them when they engage in their “kamikaze attacks”. While it’s not always possible to predict when and where a stink bug might emerge and engage in this type of dive-bombing activity, it is possible to attract and entice them to dive-bomb toward a light source, heat source, or fruit fresh in which they thrive.
