In article >, Sqwertz > wrote:
>On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:16:31 GMT, GregS wrote:
>
>> I would like to barbecue something before it snows. First
>> I have to take out all those stink bugs that are in there right now
>> as i type, or does somebody have a stink bug recipee ??
>
>Those big flying palmetto bugs love my smoker. I'll set the empty
>body of the ECBG on my garage floor - it's just the cylinder, no racks
>or anything. And a week later 3 palmetto bugs (OK, roaches if you
>insist) will be just hanging out inside the cylinder on the garage
>floor.
>
>And in the past when I used water in the pan and the pan was full of
>grease and water and left it out overnight (or two) they would be
>drowned in the grease water.
>
>What is it with Pittsburgh and stink bugs? All my Pittsburgh friends
>are talking about stink bugs lately, but I don't ever recall seeing
>any stink bugs in PGH.
>
>-sw

Its only been the last two or three years that they have multiplied. You
only see they in September to October outside.
They don't fly till then.
One day I noticed they were in my back door frame. It was only one day they did
that trick. I think there were 100 that day. they were not there
before. After spraying they did not come back to that spot.
On the warm days this Sep. there could be easily 100-200 on the house.
They can be very anoying. They fly onto your neck and clothing.
They get into the house and are anoying. One day I got into my car in the morning.
I noticed one in the door jam. Went to work, and the bug dropped somewhere
I thought into the car. I start smelling stink bug and sit down, and feel something under my shirt !
Got that bugger out quick. Next year its war. I will seal all attic entry points, and make special traps.
I heard they were all over, but the story goes they entered somewhere around Scranton, from China.

Its really the Chinese Stink Bug.

greg

In article >, Sqwertz > wrote:
>On Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:30:15 GMT, GregS wrote:
>
>> In article >, Sqwertz >
> wrote:
>>>On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:16:31 GMT, GregS wrote:
>>>
>>>> I would like to barbecue something before it snows. First
>>>> I have to take out all those stink bugs that are in there right now
>>>> as i type, or does somebody have a stink bug recipee ??
>>>
>>>Those big flying palmetto bugs love my smoker. I'll set the empty
>>>body of the ECBG on my garage floor - it's just the cylinder, no racks
>>>or anything. And a week later 3 palmetto bugs (OK, roaches if you
>>>insist) will be just hanging out inside the cylinder on the garage
>>>floor.
>>>
>>>And in the past when I used water in the pan and the pan was full of
>>>grease and water and left it out overnight (or two) they would be
>>>drowned in the grease water.
>>>
>>>What is it with Pittsburgh and stink bugs? All my Pittsburgh friends
>>>are talking about stink bugs lately, but I don't ever recall seeing
>>>any stink bugs in PGH.
>>>
>>>-sw
>>
>> Its only been the last two or three years that they have multiplied. You
>> only see they in September to October outside.
>
>Interesting. I just did some reading up on them. Imported from
>China, of course.
>
>I spent my first 17 years in Pittsburgh then moved to Northern
>California. The first thing I noticed was the lack of bugs. My
>theory was that the bugs were confused by all the different kinds of
>native and non-native vegetation in California and just couldn't
>survive there.
>
>We have stink bugs in TX, but I don't see them too often. Ours are
>black and thinner with longer legs. I can't say I've ever smelled
>them, though. I torture the next one I see and get a whiff.
>
>ObFood: The article I read said the Vietnamese fry them up and eat
>them like popcorn. Can't say I've ever seen them on any menus. Come
>to think of it, the waterbug does look kinda similar, and those are
>popular in Thai cuisine (those I *have* seen at 99 Ranch 99).
>
>ObBBQ: 3 racks (17lbs) of short ribs last a long time.

I have been in Pittsburgh most of my life. Also Mass,NM, Ca.
The california desert gets variations. One year there was bugs
where you could not walk without stepping on them The coyote
used to sit near ground lamps and bite them from the air.
I lived 7 years on the desert, both El Paso really high desert, and Ca. high desert.
I always like to drive down to the low desert where it was -56 degrees warmer in the
winter. I actually lived in southern NM at a missle range in the Army. Also
spent some time near Ft Hood doing demos of RCAT's, including Ft. Reiley,
and Ft. Bragg.

They are talking of importing bugs that eat stink bugs. Then what ??

greg

On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 06:49:20 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> (GregS) wrote:
>
>> In article >, Sqwertz >
>> wrote:
>> >On Tue, 05 Oct 2010 18:16:31 GMT, GregS wrote:
>> >
>> >> I would like to barbecue something before it snows. First
>> >> I have to take out all those stink bugs that are in there right now
>> >> as i type, or does somebody have a stink bug recipee ??
>> >
>> >Those big flying palmetto bugs love my smoker. I'll set the empty
>> >body of the ECBG on my garage floor - it's just the cylinder, no racks
>> >or anything. And a week later 3 palmetto bugs (OK, roaches if you
>> >insist) will be just hanging out inside the cylinder on the garage
>> >floor.
>> >
>> >And in the past when I used water in the pan and the pan was full of
>> >grease and water and left it out overnight (or two) they would be
>> >drowned in the grease water.
>> >
>> >What is it with Pittsburgh and stink bugs? All my Pittsburgh friends
>> >are talking about stink bugs lately, but I don't ever recall seeing
>> >any stink bugs in PGH.
>> >
>> >-sw
>>
>> Its only been the last two or three years that they have multiplied. You
>> only see they in September to October outside.
>> They don't fly till then.
>> One day I noticed they were in my back door frame. It was only one day they
>> did
>> that trick. I think there were 100 that day. they were not there
>> before. After spraying they did not come back to that spot.
>> On the warm days this Sep. there could be easily 100-200 on the house.
>> They can be very anoying. They fly onto your neck and clothing.
>> They get into the house and are anoying. One day I got into my car in the
>> morning.
>> I noticed one in the door jam. Went to work, and the bug dropped somewhere
>> I thought into the car. I start smelling stink bug and sit down, and feel
>> something under my shirt !
>> Got that bugger out quick. Next year its war. I will seal all attic entry
>> points, and make special traps.
>> I heard they were all over, but the story goes they entered somewhere around
>> Scranton, from China.
>>
>> Its really the Chinese Stink Bug.
>>
>> greg
>
>So why is it that I've never once had a single palmetto bug or stinkbug
>in my pit (and I leave the greasy bowl of water in there between smokes,
>cleaning it out right before I cook)? And I live in the same area...
>
>Geckos, yes. ;-) Bugs, NEVER ONCE!

Geckos eat insects.

http://www.leopardgeckoguide.com/leo...food-and-diet/

Omelet wrote on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:00:39 -0500:

>> http://www.leopardgeckoguide.com/leo...food-and-diet/

> Ya think??? <g>

> I encourage their population by rarely using pesticides in the
> yard... --
> Peace! Om

How far north in the US do geckos live? I like the little beasts but
I've only seen them in Hawaii.

--

James Silverton
Potomac, Maryland

Email, with obvious alterations: not.jim.silverton.at.verizon.not

On 7-Oct-2010, Omelet > wrote:

> In article >,
> Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>

.. . .

> >
> > Geckos eat insects.
> >
> > http://www.leopardgeckoguide.com/leo...food-and-diet/
>
> Ya think??? <g>
>
> I encourage their population by rarely using pesticides in the yard...
> --
> Peace! Om

Now if we could just teach the Geckos to eat fireants and cockroaches
we'd really have something beneficial.

--
Brick (Kinky is using a feather.
Perverted is using the whole chicken.)

On 10/7/2010 9:10 AM, James Silverton wrote:
> Omelet wrote on Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:00:39 -0500:
>
>>> http://www.leopardgeckoguide.com/leo...food-and-diet/
>
>> Ya think??? <g>
>
>> I encourage their population by rarely using pesticides in the
>> yard... -- Peace! Om
>
> How far north in the US do geckos live? I like the little beasts but
> I've only seen them in Hawaii.
>
They're all over Texas and Louisiana, we have two different ones, the
common Mediterranean gecko and an unknown singing gecko. The singing
gecko actually chirps like a small bird, very interesting.

We have Texas anoles, the five-lined skink, the Easter fence lizard
working day shifts and the two types of geckos working nights. I have a
solar light on the patio and the geckos stay around it as it attracts
bugs. The anoles lay their eggs in the pots on the patio and it is
startling when they start hatching. The sparrows seem to know when the
hatch is and come to eat them so I put hardware cloth on top of the pots
to keep the sparrows away. I like the shift working lizards myself, cuts
down on mosquitoes and other flying bugs that come to a light.

Like Om we rarely use pesticides in the yard.

On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:00:39 -0500, Omelet >
wrote:

>In article >,
> Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>
>> >> Its only been the last two or three years that they have multiplied. You
>> >> only see they in September to October outside.
>> >> They don't fly till then.
>> >> One day I noticed they were in my back door frame. It was only one day
>> >> they
>> >> did
>> >> that trick. I think there were 100 that day. they were not there
>> >> before. After spraying they did not come back to that spot.
>> >> On the warm days this Sep. there could be easily 100-200 on the house.
>> >> They can be very anoying. They fly onto your neck and clothing.
>> >> They get into the house and are anoying. One day I got into my car in the
>> >> morning.
>> >> I noticed one in the door jam. Went to work, and the bug dropped somewhere
>> >> I thought into the car. I start smelling stink bug and sit down, and feel
>> >> something under my shirt !
>> >> Got that bugger out quick. Next year its war. I will seal all attic entry
>> >> points, and make special traps.
>> >> I heard they were all over, but the story goes they entered somewhere
>> >> around
>> >> Scranton, from China.
>> >>
>> >> Its really the Chinese Stink Bug.
>> >>
>> >> greg
>> >
>> >So why is it that I've never once had a single palmetto bug or stinkbug
>> >in my pit (and I leave the greasy bowl of water in there between smokes,
>> >cleaning it out right before I cook)? And I live in the same area...
>> >
>> >Geckos, yes. ;-) Bugs, NEVER ONCE!
>>
>> Geckos eat insects.
>>
>> http://www.leopardgeckoguide.com/leo...food-and-diet/
>
>Ya think??? <g>
>
>I encourage their population by rarely using pesticides in the yard...

Save the pesticides for Geico, those pests send way too much junk
mail... any company sending me adverts once a week and more is
ensuring that I'll never read any.

In article >, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:00:39 -0500, Omelet >
>wrote:
>
>>In article >,
>> Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>>
>>> >> Its only been the last two or three years that they have multiplied. You
>>> >> only see they in September to October outside.
>>> >> They don't fly till then.
>>> >> One day I noticed they were in my back door frame. It was only one day
>>> >> they
>>> >> did
>>> >> that trick. I think there were 100 that day. they were not there
>>> >> before. After spraying they did not come back to that spot.
>>> >> On the warm days this Sep. there could be easily 100-200 on the house.
>>> >> They can be very anoying. They fly onto your neck and clothing.
>>> >> They get into the house and are anoying. One day I got into my car in the
>
>>> >> morning.
>>> >> I noticed one in the door jam. Went to work, and the bug dropped
> somewhere
>>> >> I thought into the car. I start smelling stink bug and sit down, and feel
>
>>> >> something under my shirt !
>>> >> Got that bugger out quick. Next year its war. I will seal all attic entry
>
>>> >> points, and make special traps.
>>> >> I heard they were all over, but the story goes they entered somewhere
>>> >> around
>>> >> Scranton, from China.
>>> >>
>>> >> Its really the Chinese Stink Bug.
>>> >>
>>> >> greg
>>> >
>>> >So why is it that I've never once had a single palmetto bug or stinkbug
>>> >in my pit (and I leave the greasy bowl of water in there between smokes,
>>> >cleaning it out right before I cook)? And I live in the same area...
>>> >
>>> >Geckos, yes. ;-) Bugs, NEVER ONCE!
>>>
>>> Geckos eat insects.
>>>
>>> http://www.leopardgeckoguide.com/leo...food-and-diet/
>>
>>Ya think??? <g>
>>
>>I encourage their population by rarely using pesticides in the yard...
>
>Save the pesticides for Geico, those pests send way too much junk
>mail... any company sending me adverts once a week and more is
>ensuring that I'll never read any.

I can't belive the junk mail I get from AARP try to get me to sign up.
They could save a lot of money.

greg

On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 18:08:02 GMT, (GregS)
wrote:

>In article >, Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>>On Thu, 07 Oct 2010 09:00:39 -0500, Omelet >
>>wrote:
>>
>>>In article >,
>>> Brooklyn1 <Gravesend1> wrote:
>>>
>>>> >> Its only been the last two or three years that they have multiplied. You
>>>> >> only see they in September to October outside.
>>>> >> They don't fly till then.
>>>> >> One day I noticed they were in my back door frame. It was only one day
>>>> >> they
>>>> >> did
>>>> >> that trick. I think there were 100 that day. they were not there
>>>> >> before. After spraying they did not come back to that spot.
>>>> >> On the warm days this Sep. there could be easily 100-200 on the house.
>>>> >> They can be very anoying. They fly onto your neck and clothing.
>>>> >> They get into the house and are anoying. One day I got into my car in the
>>
>>>> >> morning.
>>>> >> I noticed one in the door jam. Went to work, and the bug dropped
>> somewhere
>>>> >> I thought into the car. I start smelling stink bug and sit down, and feel
>>
>>>> >> something under my shirt !
>>>> >> Got that bugger out quick. Next year its war. I will seal all attic entry
>>
>>>> >> points, and make special traps.
>>>> >> I heard they were all over, but the story goes they entered somewhere
>>>> >> around
>>>> >> Scranton, from China.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> Its really the Chinese Stink Bug.
>>>> >>
>>>> >> greg
>>>> >
>>>> >So why is it that I've never once had a single palmetto bug or stinkbug
>>>> >in my pit (and I leave the greasy bowl of water in there between smokes,
>>>> >cleaning it out right before I cook)? And I live in the same area...
>>>> >
>>>> >Geckos, yes. ;-) Bugs, NEVER ONCE!
>>>>
>>>> Geckos eat insects.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.leopardgeckoguide.com/leo...food-and-diet/
>>>
>>>Ya think??? <g>
>>>
>>>I encourage their population by rarely using pesticides in the yard...
>>
>>Save the pesticides for Geico, those pests send way too much junk
>>mail... any company sending me adverts once a week and more is
>>ensuring that I'll never read any.
>
>I can't belive the junk mail I get from AARP try to get me to sign up.
>They could save a lot of money.
>
>greg

When I get junk mail that includes a postage free envelope I mail all
their garbage back, and they have to pay a postage rate... eventually
they stop sending... I haven't received any AARP crapola for like five
years now. But now I get tons of mail from Sears selling hearing
aids, and no postage free envelope. Sometimes I write across the
front "REFUSED - RETURN TO SENDER" and pop it into the mail slot....
eventually they will stop.

On 10/7/2010 16:01, Brooklyn1 wrote:
AARP membership is a scam, has
> no value whatsoever.

Kind of like your posts. No value whatsoever, given the examples of
yours I've read.