Tuesday, October 26, 2010

Still hate the stinkers

How Chinese Stink Bugs Helped Inspire One Man To Save 35% On His Home Heating Bill
I've written before about how people in the US Mid-Atlantic states hate Chinese Stink Bugs (which first hitch-hiked into the US State of Pennsylvania via crates or whatever from China). These large beetles apparently only bite garden vegetables and bean leaves. However, they have a remarkable ability to sneak into homes each fall to seek refuge from the cold...sometimes hanging on through much of the winter. Did I mention they stink and land on your head and crawl into the shower with you? Without doubt, this horde will spread to more US states and possibly to Canada.
One Pennsylvania resident decided to make best of this situation, taking the stink bug presence as a double challenge. He tightened up his home's various air leaks with the objective of cutting routes of entry for the beetles while reaping adding savings on the family energy bill. The result was a gratifying, if only partial, success!
They were the incentive to make very good changes/improvements to his home. But I still hate those bugs in my garden!  So they get a pat on their backs for motivating him, but a big squish by my shoe!

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