The eggs, it turns out, won’t bite, burst open and stain your sheets. They just hatch. Into baby stink bugs. Which you don’t want running around your house, clearly.
And adult stink bugs? They stink so bad when you squish one. The kind you didn’t close the windows for days and days.
So yeah, don’t crush them. Unless you want it on your bedding.
Found Them? Here’s What to Do
All right, so you have stink bug eggs on your sheets. Deep breath.
Here’s how you do it step by step:
First: Tape. No joke. Grab a little bit of packing tape and lightly press it over the egg cluster. Peel it off. Most of them will stick.
Step two: Fling the tape in a closed bag. Don’t wad it up and throw it in a pile in some far-off corner of your room trash unless you’d like a bug nursery by Thursday, sure.
Step three: Wash the sheets. Hot water. Full cycle. It’s also more for peace of mind than anything at this point, but still — do it.
Extra: Vacuum around windows, curtains, and under the bed. Just in case.
How Did They Even Get In?
To be honest, stink bugs are such sneaky little freeloaders.
They will scuttle in through tears in screens, hitch a ride on plants or laundry, and slither through the crack under a door if there’s so much as a ray of daylight peeking through it. It doesn’t take much.
And once they’re in? They stick around and huddle and wait for it to warm up and just move right in.
If you’ve had a couple of warm days after a cold snap, that’s also prime time for indoor stink bug activity.
For them it’s their version of spring break. Only less fun for you.
Can You Prevent Them From Returning?
You can try. Honestly, the effort alone does wonders.
