The article is not actually describing bedbugs.
- Bedbugs (Cimex lectularius)
- Do not live in gardens
- Are not green
- Are not attracted to plants, humidity, or radiators
- Are mainly spread through luggage, furniture, and bedding
- Feed on human blood and hide in mattresses, bed frames, and cracks
- Palomena is a green stink bug, not a bedbug
- These insects do come indoors in fall
- They are attracted to warmth
- They do enter through cracks and windows
- They are commonly repelled by strong scents (mint, lavender, vinegar)