Comments on: The Brown Marmorated Stink Bug: What You Need to Know

By: Joyce

Joyce — Sat, 08 Oct 2011 14:41:54 +0000

Here in Pennsylvania on our eleven woodland/wetland acres we saw SB for the first time in ’09. Last fall was a very bad infestation. This year it’s not too bad (yet).
Just purchased a stink bug trap this morning at my supermarket ($20). While checking out, the customer behind recommended Home Defense was better.
Reading the label now… it is a pheromone trap to be used indoors! I’m concerned. We are treating our cat with a pheromone diffuser for his neurological problem caused by a flea med. Husband is taking it back for a refund as I write.
Guess I’ll return to capturing carefully by hand in a wet tissue

By: Emelie

Emelie — Sat, 01 Oct 2011 02:06:22 +0000

Kenny,

How did you use Melaleuca oil to kill stink bugs? I want to use it but not sure how to apply it?

Thanks!

By: bugrepeller

bugrepeller — Sat, 24 Sep 2011 14:45:22 +0000

We have stink bugs real bad and I took a 1/2C of Borax and diluted it in a gallon of water and then added about a 1/3 bottle of 70% rubbing alcohol and sprayed the outside of my house. It killed hundreds of them. Then I took 4 Tablespoons of Vicks Vapo Steam and a gallon of warm water and 1/3C dish soap and sprayed that on my house and it kept the stink bugs from returning. So far that seems to be working. I had paid the ‘professional’ $200.00 to spray my house and it did kill some of the stink bugs, but they kept coming back. My less than $10.00 do it yourself solution seems to be working much better.

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:15:00 +0000

Sorry. Stupid spell correction on my IPad. Needless to say, the crows are on my roof not my room! Lol

By: Phil

Phil — Fri, 16 Sep 2011 02:13:16 +0000

My apologies if this has been discussed… I have my home professionally treated now every year and it has made a huge difference. I did notice that on my room along the ridge vent are a LOT of dead stink bugs that dies attempting to enter my house.

Now here’s what is new… Crows, BIG crows, are starting to hang out on my room and peck at my ridge vent. Have they developed a taste for this bug? It is loud enough when they are up there pecking that I can hear them inside the house. Has anyone else experienced this or something like it??

By: Don

Don — Wed, 27 Jul 2011 03:33:01 +0000

Use prymerthyrin to kill stink bugs….I had hundreds of stinkers in my honey locust tree in front of my house. I sprayed premytherin through an inline attachment to my pressure washer and it was raining stink bugs. Prymytherin is found in many incecticides , but I have found that EIGHT , a product made by Bonide and available at Agway works best.) I also use a professional insectecide called “Demon WP” around the window screens and othe rentry points(you can buy it online) . It comes in powder and you mix it with water in a hand sprayer. It had has a long residual factor that kills the stink bugs when they walk through it; even after it drys. I spray it around the windows screens where they try to sneak in and usually find plenty of dead ones days and weeks later in the bottom of window sill.

By: Kenny Koellner

Kenny Koellner — Sat, 11 Jun 2011 02:39:35 +0000

I have been waging war on these little jerks since 2009. I have tried a number of things (rubbing alchohol, simple green, home defense and spectracide.) Alcohol works somewhat good, not as good as Home Defense, however I am tired of using such harsh chemicals around the house because of plants and animals as well as trying to preserve the life of the Praying mantis. You know its bad when a mantis wont even go after these creeps. I did find something that has worked extremely well and its natural and its pleasant smell will eliminate the odor on contact. Those who have not tried Melaleuca oil, should consider it!!! Its a bit harsh on the stink bug, it will blind them and then initiates a slow death for them. Plus they hate the smell of it. Works great on other bugs as well. OH WELL!!! I for one am tired of not being able to stay on my deck at night with a light on, without being attacked by a huge swarm of these clowns.

By: Danny Berne

Danny Berne — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 13:15:48 +0000

Sting bugs will crawl through your light fixtures / outlets if they can get to the electrical box behind the wall, or above your ceiling. I have found that colored caulk on the ceiling fixtures is a nice touch. I’m going to start doing it even if I don’t have bug problems in that room. it makes the fixtures pop if you use the right color.
I have noticed that stinkbugs will crawl through the holes in the tops of your window sills, if you have windows that have the cable-attached counter-balances. I’m still trying to find a way around this issue. I’m thinking that there must be some sort of grommet that can be purchased that will allow the cable to slide, while not binding the cable. Any leads on this?

By: Brian

Brian — Mon, 06 Jun 2011 04:11:11 +0000

When I moved to Maryland in the winter of 2009, this was the first time that I encountered these pests. The best possible control the I use is that I rip off a piece of toilet paper and I push the toilet paper right under its legs, so the bugs has no choice but to walk on the paper, then you take the bug and flush it down the toilet. I also use printer paper or index cards or other objects that I can get my hands on and I flick the bug in the toilet. You can also find the bugs chilling behind your curtains too.

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