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AS THE WEATHER TURNS COLDER,
MORE INSECTS HEAD INDOORS.AND
THIS YEAR, THERE'S A NEW PEST
YOU SHOULD LOOK OUT FOR.
FOR.KXAN'S NATALIE STOLL HAS
MORE ON THIS "STINKY" NUISANCE.
NUISANCE.
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EFRAEN SAYS "WHAT WE TREAT
MOST FOR IS THE SCORPION AND
THE AMERICAN ROACH." THIS
PESTICIDE BARRIER WILL HELP
WITH THOSE COMMON TEXAS BUGS...
BUT NOW THERE'S ONE MORE FOR
EFRAEN GARCIA WITH BULWARK
EXTERMINATING TO LOOK OUT FOR.
FOR.IT'S CALLED THE BROWN
MARMORATED STINKBUG.AND WIZZIE
BROWN WITH THE TEXAS AGRILIFE
EXTENTION OFFICE IS ASKING FOR
EFRAEN'S AND YOUR HELP.
HELP.WIZZIE SAYS "IT'S NOT A
THREAT TO PUBLIC HEALTH.
THEY'RE NOT TRANSMITTING
DISEASES. THEY FEED ON PLANTS."
THE INVASIVE STINKBUG WILL
THREATEN NOT JUST YOUR NICELY
LANDSCAPED YARD... BUT TEXAS'
HIGH VALUE CROPS TOO.NOT TO
MENTION THE NASTY SMELL THEY
LEAVE BEHIND.SO FAR, THERE'S
ONLY BEEN ONE REPORTED CASE IN
TEXAS... IN CORPUS CHRISTI.BUT
IF YOU SEE ONE... WIZZIE WANTS
TO KNOW.
KNOW.NATALIE SAYS "THE WORRY
IS STINKBUGS COULD CATCH A
RIDE ABOARD ONE OF THESE.
WINTER TEXANS COULD BRING THEM
IN UNKNOWINGLY FROM INFESTED
PARTS OF THE COUNTRY."WIZZIE
SAYS "IF THEY HAVE AN
INFESTATION THEY KNOW COMING
OUT OF THEIR RV OR WHATEVER
THEY'RE TRAVELING IN. PLEASE
LET US KNOW SO WE CAN MANAGE
IT. IT'S NOT LIKE THEY'RE
GOING TO GET IN TROUBLE OR
ANYTHING. WE JUST NEED TO KNOW
ABOUT IT."THE GOAL IS TO CATCH
THEM BEFORE THEY BECOME A
BIGGER PROBLEM.SO HERE'S WHAT
YOU'RE LOOKING FOR...
FOR...WIZZIE SAYS "I'D SAY
IT'S A MEDIUM SIZED INSECT. IT
LOOKS JUST LIKE A GENERAL
STINKBUGS SO MAYBE ABOUT A
HALF INCH TO THREE QUARTERS OF
AN INCH, KIND OF A COMPACT
SHIELD SHAPE." IT'S BROWN WITH
BLACK MOTTLING ON ITS BACK...
AND WHITE AND BLACK TRIANGLES
AROUND THE OUTER EDGE OF THE BODY.
BODY.WHILE A BARRIER LIKE THIS
IS PROACTIVE IN KEEPING BUGS
OUT, THERE'S MORE YOU CAN DO.
DO.EFRAEN SAYS "IF YOU LOOK AT
THE CORNERS OF YOUR DOORS AND
ANY CORNERS ON YOUR WINDOWS AS
WELL. ANY TYPE OF FACIAL
CRACKS LIKE THIS HERE ON THE
HOME HERE, YOU WOULD WANT TO
SEAL THOSE AND THAT WILL KEEP
THEM FROM COMING INSIDE THE
HOUSE."AND WIZZIE SAYS...
WIZZIE SAYS "THE MORE EYES WE
HAVE ON THIS SITUATION THE
BETTER OFF WE'LL BE."IN SOUTH