Stink bugs?

[acritzer]

Anyone have a good solution to stink bug invasion? I've now put off 3 of the "fogger" bombs. I think they're laughing at me.

Not sure if the design of the trailer, so many cabinets, drawers, spaces, etc are making the fogger ineffective. Or if it's just a bad product.

Thanks

[CavemanCharlie]

I have used this for the worst bugs we have around here. I don't know if it will work for them. You will have to read the label.

https://www.amazon.com/Tempo-Control-Insecticide-Spiders-Silverfish/dp/B0041ND0ZY/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8...

[LarryJM]

naturist wrote:
For the most part, stink bugs are immune to anything less than VX or Sarin nerve agents, and I'm not sure they'd succumb to those. A little dawn or other soap in a bucket of water will kill them, because they drown.

We've had them here in Virginia now for several years, and the best way to deal with them is a vacuum cleaner. Just suck them up as you find them, they'll die in the bag after a while.

Friend of mine has an orchard and he says he's applied the strongest insecticides the EPA will allow. He sprays in the morning, the ground is covered with stink bugs by noon, and by sunset, every last one of them is back up in the trees munching away. So if you want to bomb/fog/spray and be done with it, they will laugh at you.

IMO that's a pretty good assessment of the problem and I can only add to use a BFH which is pretty effective, but does leave a nasty aftermath.

Larry

[westend]

NYCgrrl wrote:

Redterpos3 wrote:
Those things look prehistoric to me!

Don't they just?
Prolly related to waterbugs (shudder).
I'm all for chemical warfare against bugs.

And that's the real truth. Some of these species have been around for a long time and have adapted to many environments.

The other, more telling aspect, is that they have the numbers. Going to war against an enemy that has infinite numbers of recruits is not a well thought out plan.

I've had my skirmishes with some insects but I always think of the alternative of coexisting before declaring "it's on". Another aspect is that some insects either eliminate others or are beneficial to our lives.

[NYCgrrl]

Redterpos3 wrote:
Those things look prehistoric to me!

Don't they just?
Prolly related to waterbugs (shudder).
I'm all for chemical warfare against bugs.

[Redterpos3]

Those things look prehistoric to me!

[sdianel_-acct_c]

https://knowledgeweighsnothing.com/amazing-diy-stink-bug-trap-that-catches-100s-of-stink-bugs-a-nigh... don't know if it works or not but worth a try??

[acritzer]

naturist wrote:
For the most part, stink bugs are immune to anything less than VX or Sarin nerve agents, and I'm not sure they'd succumb to those. A little dawn or other soap in a bucket of water will kill them, because they drown.

We've had them here in Virginia now for several years, and the best way to deal with them is a vacuum cleaner. Just suck them up as you find them, they'll die in the bag after a while.

Friend of mine has an orchard and he says he's applied the strongest insecticides the EPA will allow. He sprays in the morning, the ground is covered with stink bugs by noon, and by sunset, every last one of them is back up in the trees munching away. So if you want to bomb/fog/spray and be done with it, they will laugh at you.

Haha. Not leaving me with much hope!

[naturist]

For the most part, stink bugs are immune to anything less than VX or Sarin nerve agents, and I'm not sure they'd succumb to those. A little dawn or other soap in a bucket of water will kill them, because they drown.

We've had them here in Virginia now for several years, and the best way to deal with them is a vacuum cleaner. Just suck them up as you find them, they'll die in the bag after a while.

Friend of mine has an orchard and he says he's applied the strongest insecticides the EPA will allow. He sprays in the morning, the ground is covered with stink bugs by noon, and by sunset, every last one of them is back up in the trees munching away. So if you want to bomb/fog/spray and be done with it, they will laugh at you.

[doxiemom11]

We were invaded with them last fall in IL. When we saw one, husband just scooped them up with his hand and threw them outside. Saw many the first couple of weeks, than a few each day, down to seeing one or two every few weeks. Whey went to TX with us for the winter. April now and have not seen one for about a month. Didn't want to spray anything inside, especially on the ceiling of the motorhome as it's that white carpet stuff.

[donn0128]

Spray bottle filled with a few drops of Dawn dish soap and water works wonders for killing them.

[2oldman]

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