Source: NCSU COOPERATIVE EXTENSION, 10/6/19


In spite of our continued warm weather, several of our typical cool-weather pests have begun their fall invasion of homes and commercial buildings. This is actually not surprising since this move to seek overwintering sites is due not just to temperature but also the shortening day-length and decline in suitable food plants. 

Kudzu bugs are moving out of kudzu and soybean fields and flying to nearby structures, particularly those with light-colored siding (as seen in the figure to the right). As many people discover, spraying siding, window trim, etc. is likely to produce mediocre results even if repeated sprays are applied. Many of the labels for the pyrethoid pesticides (those containing chemicals such as lamda-cyhalothin, cyfluthrin, bifenthrin, etc.) also limit their application to vertical areas above

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