Bruddy shield bugs

[Dorwyn]

Everywhere! Millions of the breeders. They hide in the crooks and grannies! They hide in the window surrounds. They can get through the air vents and rooflight mini vents. SW France this is. And also massive hornets, tho not so many! Yuckety yuck!

 

[Dorwyn]

Everywhere! Millions of the breeders. They hide in the crooks and grannies! They hide in the window surrounds. They can get through the air vents and rooflight mini vents. SW France this is. And also massive hornets, tho not so many! Yuckety yuck!

You're never alone with the shield bugs!!

 

[Ditcha]

You're never alone with the shield bugs!!

We had loads of them stink bugs years ago when in the south of France about this time of the year they were still appearing a year later in the van.

 

[Ditcha]

This is them

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[Dorwyn]

We had loads of them stink bugs years ago when in the south of France about this time of the year they were still appearing a year later in the van.

Same with us a while ago. Some survived a year, others decomposed. Yukety yuck

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[Phill D]

we just got back from French trip and clearing the van out yesterday evicted 2 of the shield bugs

 

[Dorwyn]

We'll have to shake the bedding tonight, we saw them in the locker

 

[Simon Meadwell]

Could be worse we got micr

 

[Russell's Dad]

Loads of the stink bugs in Dordogne area at the moment. They get everywhere. At least they don't bite like the flippin' mozzies do.

 

[Aly1]

We had loads of them stink bugs years ago when in the south of France about this time of the year they were still appearing a year later in the van.

I imported a few back from the Ardeche, I was finding them for months after returning home

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[Go_buddy_go_]

Shield bugs, mozzies and hornets! Same here …..SW France and the dordogne

 

[EuroTrotters]

Everywhere! Millions of the breeders. They hide in the crooks and grannies! They hide in the window surrounds. They can get through the air vents and rooflight mini vents. SW France this is. And also massive hornets, tho not so many! Yuckety yuck!

Could be worse, mozzies anyone ?

 

[Ingwe]

One or two hear at Graude Agde. Just put them out. Don’t crush them.

 

[Dorwyn]

Could be worse, mozzies anyone ?

Small fry!
We've got some too, but not so many. Actually, these bigger beasties, when they're under attack, secrete a burny spray. If you squeeze them in a tissue, which seems the most efficient way to get them, the sac splits, and when you get that on your fingers, it gets on your skin you first touch. My inner arms were really burning before I realised what was happening.

 

[Ingwe]

Small fry!
We've got some too, but not so many. Actually, these bigger beasties, when they're under attack, secrete a burny spray. If you squeeze them in a tissue, which seems the most efficient way to get them, the sac splits, and when you get that on your fingers, it gets on your skin you first touch. My inner arms were really burning before I realised what was happening.

Can’t say this has been my experience. Catch them in my cupped hand and just put them outside. Wash hands after obviously but never had the spray. Thanks for the warning. May have been just lucky up to now.

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[Figaro]

Just arrived in SW France near Dax and been chasing the shield bugs off every few minutes.
They seem to know how to get in by landing on the hab door fly screen and waiting for it to be opened

 

[DT]

Bitten all over, really hard not to scratch the bites especially at night. As I am told hourly I risk infection. Nantes was the culprit stop.

 

[Ingwe]

Bitten all over, really hard not to scratch the bites especially at night. As I am told hourly I risk infection. Nantes was the culprit stop.

By stink bugs?

 

[Dorwyn]

Just arrived in SW France near Dax and been chasing the shield bugs off every few minutes.
They seem to know how to get in by landing on the hab door fly screen and waiting for it to be opened

Flick them off from the inside. Don't bother killing them, too messy. I had 24+ on the back panel, and a similar amount or more inside the big Heiki, but most above the net screen. Fly swatted all outside ones, waved it around inside the Heiki above the net, and any inside caught in a glass as with butterflies, and slung them outside. Too many to kill. There's a few back, will deal with later. Oddly there's none on the hot metal cab. We're parked under a Turkish oak, wonder if that's the source. Trouble is it's on the top of a hill, and the nearest to flat I can find.
If you're in Dax, Fidget, you're about 60 km from us. Are you heading to Spanish Spain?

 

[Figaro]

I'm near Dax, Arjuzanx nature reserve actually, on the CCP they haven't finished building yet
Complain going in tomorrow, I've had builders and workmen using strimmers, chainsaws and drills all afternoon, and that's on top of the shield bugs trying to move in.
Nothing of this mentioned on their app.
Heading north Dorwyn

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[Dorwyn]

Via mont de marsan?

 

[Dorwyn]

Bump.

 

[Dorwyn]

There's a very good music shop there if you fancy a new or used guitar!

 

[Sue and Rick]

Apparently they love the colour white. Hence love most motorhome.
We had them in Blaye last year. They’re like the bed bug of motorhomes. Kill one they all come out to play due to the odour when squished.

 

[Figaro]

Via mont de marsan?

What's there ?

I'm heading up to dune du pilat I think, any recommendations for overnight parking, free aires etc ?

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[HKF]

Before we left home (South West France), we had an invasion of woodlice. We were finding them everywhere and I'm fully expecting them to have locked us out when we get back!!!

 

[Crazylegs]

We didn’t close the blind’s quickly enough when the shield bugs arrived in the Dordogne, for days we were evicting them as did our friends. We both thought we had pretty much got the job done, how wrong were we ! When home our friends went right through their van, see below.

This doesn’t include the places that are hard to get to like heating vents and underneath the driver and passenger seats.
Now home I’m going through our van 12 found so far.

Edit, drop them in a bowl of soapy water when you find them, shaking clothes outside the van I’ve noticed they fly straight back into the van.

 

[Dorwyn]

Edit, drop them in a bowl of soapy water when you find them, shaking clothes outside the van I’ve noticed they fly straight back into the van.

Good tip they die on seconds. As I might have mentioned earlier, we suffered for days unaware that there was a nest in our outside battery locker. We used an aerosol of something nasty to fumigate the locker. There were millions in there, they poured out in deep layers. It took 3 or 4 goes till it was sanitised. The trouble was, either through the chemicals or the bugs themselves, I've now got an asthmatic type of reaction. Can't stand their odour, and they are still appearing. Last night while I was cooking, I reached up to a the cabinet above for a spice bottle without looking, closed my hand around it and immediately realised it was covered with them. They spilled out all over the cooker, but luckily none landed in the stir fry. I don't think . We think we've got them all, when we stop for lunch or whatever, they seem to sense the change and suddenly appear. Today has been a little better, but I still react to the smell!

 

[Crazylegs]

Good tip they die on seconds. As I might have mentioned earlier, we suffered for days unaware that there was a nest in our outside battery locker. We used an aerosol of something nasty to fumigate the locker. There were millions in there, they poured out in deep layers. It took 3 or 4 goes till it was sanitised. The trouble was, either through the chemicals or the bugs themselves, I've now got an asthmatic type of reaction. Can't stand their odour, and they are still appearing. Last night while I was cooking, I reached up to a the cabinet above for a spice bottle without looking, closed my hand around it and immediately realised it was covered with them. They spilled out all over the cooker, but luckily none landed in the stir fry. I don't think . We think we've got them all, when we stop for lunch or whatever, they seem to sense the change and suddenly appear. Today has been a little better, but I still react to the smell!

My wife thinks they smell of coriander, the largest collections I found in black clothes and the cream curtains around the beds, this is going to be a two day job!!!

 

[Figaro]

They are horrible things and I don't think I was as badly affected as either of you two.
They seem to reappear just when you think they're all gone.
I'm home today and will be emptying the lockers and cupboards tomorrow to evict the stragglers

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