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Originally Posted by LoriEl

When I was little we called them stink bugs also. We caught them once in awhile by mistake when we were catching lightening bugs. Now the stupid stink bugs we have are the bigger tan ones and a pain!

They sure are a pain! Been spraying mine with bug spray--seems to be helping this year!

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Originally Posted by donnajean

Stink bugs are wider & more of a tan color. If your bugs are not chewing up your plants, stick a Downy fabric softener sheet in your shirt pocket. That's how I keep the knat like critters that attack me off my face & hair.

That is interesting, our stink bugs are big and pure black.

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Originally Posted by mypatookis

Okay... it's finally warm enough to go out into my garden and get some things done and these BUGS are driving me nuts!!! They "hover"... may have two sets of wings. They get into my hair and under my shirt. The seek me out and will fly right in my face. If you know what they are and know how to get rid of them, would you please let me know? If they would just leave... me... alone... I would let them live! They are SO annoying! Oh... about a half inch in length with the same red markings underneath. Ah geeze... now I'm starting to itch! :shock: I'm surprised I haven't had dreams about them!! :evil: Hope to learn something here. Thanks!

Thats a June Bug. Their purpose in life is to mate and bug us I think. We have tons of them. Some people call them maple bugs. They are a pain in the butt thats for sure.

That is very interesting. Looks like what we called "potato bug" long ago as a child in Southern Iowa.

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Originally Posted by Airwick156

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Originally Posted by mypatookis

Thats a June Bug. Their purpose in life is to mate and bug us I think. We have tons of them. Some people call them maple bugs. They are a pain in the butt thats for sure.

In my area, June Bugs were big, green and ugly! Don't know if they are right but someone told me June Bugs are related to the Stink Bugs we have now...The green ones are native to America and the Stink Bugs we have now come from China?

I think it is a box elder bug.

That's not a JUNE bug- from the picture, it looks like a boxelder bug to me.

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Originally Posted by donnajean

I will have to remember this trick.

They look like the bugs we call box elder bugs or fire bugs. I hate them because they make such a mess in the windows and it is hard to kill them. Good luck.

We got them, they are so pretty to watch at night or night time. The children will collect them in a glass and watch them glow. Off course they will be released, so they can join their brothers and sisters again.