Hello John,

I am a fellow SB hater and am proactive in my quest to cure this dilemma. I am sick and tired of those so called 'experts' that say there is nothing you can do and you will just have to live with them. I refuse to capitulate. For now I just caulk, tape seal and spray insecticide on my siding outside. I only use a microencapsulated formula such as Demand CS and pyrethrin dust in the attic...It seems to be working. But the numbers are growing larger because I am seeing them in areas that I did not only a year ago. I know I cant stop them from landing on my house but I want to make sure that they die at the door should they want to come in. For your information, I have corresponded with Dr. Jeffrey Aldrich who works with invasive species in Beltsville MD. He currently has an attractant pheromone and a potential trap for them. But he indicated to me that he needs industrial and government support to fund the production of the chemical and mass produce the traps. Another person there is Dr. Kim Hoelmer who sent his grad students to China to study these bugs. They have in isolation some biological agents that may sometime be released to control them. Lets give them our support and get this message out so we can become SB free. In the meantime its chemicals and caulking that will make a difference...Thanks for setting up this site

Jim
Central Jersey