Bugs Are Putting Up A Stink

Where there is one you can bet there are many, says Grambrill Park Road resident Maya Gemignani. "You look and like 5 minutes later, there'll be 100 covering the screen," she says. Her 5-year-old daughter Zophia says they're called stink bugs for a reason. "They smell like this squirty, dirty kind of lemon stuff," she claims.

When reporter Nancy Yamada took the smell taste, she remarked, "I think Zophia's right. It's a little bit lemony and yet smells like Cilantro, but not in a good way"

For the Blasers, fall's creepiest creatures aren't the Halloween decorations adorning their mantle. "You don't even have to have the windows open. If you have screens, they can get through the screens. They've been all over the kitchen," Casey Blaser lamented.

Experts say they're looking to hibernate, anywhere where it's warm. "They like the sunlight, mainly because they know winter's coming," says Jimy Loayza of Pest Control Club. He offers your best defense. "A caulking gun is the best thing to do with all the openings around the house, but if everything else fails and you just want to get rid of them, you should call in a professional."

As for why these bugs put up a major stink, little Zophia has a theory. "They have these little sacs in them and they hold stink," she says. Experts say the stink repels it's natural predators. Lucky for them, some are resigned to living with them until the first frost.