Brown stink bugs

[skeets]

Has ANYBODY found a way to get rid of these damn things? They are everyplace!!!

 

[Kennyd4110]

You'd be a rich man if you could figure that out!

 

[ipz2222]

Funny you should mention them. I was sitting on the front porch looking out over the pond when I noticed 3 of them on the screen. Flicked them off and saw 2 more on the door. Employee came in today and the first thing out of his mouth was " Those ^&**(& stick bugs are all over my house".

 

[rob82]

Yeah got them here too the last few days. Real pain in the butt.

 

[85Hokie]

Yeah got them here too the last few days. Real pain in the butt.

3 years ago they were so bad that my kitchen door was so covered we had to use the front door! never use the front door......

this year in the last week - they have come out of the woodwork, figuratively and literally !!!

 

[North Idaho Wolfman]

Wow same here, but I ordered winter to come so they will soon freeze their brown stinky butts off!

 

[olthumpa]

Don't shower for a couple of weeks then go out side naked, run around flapping your arms and squawk like a banshee. If the smell/competition doesn't drive them off the sight and sound should.

Thankfully that is a problem I do not have to deal with.

Good luck!

 

[OldeEnglish]

Thankfully we don't have that problem in the northeast. I did find this video of how to build a trap to catch those little stinky things, maybe it will work.

http://m.youtube.com/watch?v=VwUuHhWYvDA

 

[85Hokie]

Don't shower for a couple of weeks then go out side naked, run around flapping your arms and squawk like a banshee. If the smell/competition doesn't drive them off the sight and sound should.

Thankfully that is a problem I do not have to deal with.

Good luck!

dayum, that thought just made the stink bugs HERE fall off the screen!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[skeets]

My neighbors already think I'm a little bit around the bend ,I think that would pretty much seal the deal,,lol

 

[Daren Todd]

Luckily for us, no stink bugs i'm thinking olthumpers solution would scare more then the bugs

 

[eddiebob]

We have a large pond in our front yard and living in the south we have all kinds of bugs. They are naturally controlled by installing bat boxes (bought at Lowes or Home Depot). Since the installation 10 years ago and the bats moving in we never see even a mosquito.

 

[CaveCreekRay]

EddieBob,

AWESOME idea.

We have bats out here in Arizona but, evidently not enough to control the mosquito explosion this year. Wouldn't mind having a colony of bats in a few boxes around the property.

Any chance you could take a couple photos of your bat condos and post them for us? Don't have them at my Homey 'Po or Lowe's...

Thanks!

 

[eddiebob]

EddieBob,

AWESOME idea.

We have bats out here in Arizona but, evidently not enough to control the mosquito explosion this year. Wouldn't mind having a colony of bats in a few boxes around the property.

Any chance you could take a couple photos of your bat condos and post them for us? Don't have them at my Homey 'Po or Lowe's...

Thanks!

I am out of town right now but when I get back home I'll snap a few photos and post them. You could probably find a blueprint for them on the net. They really work good!

 

[olthumpa]

Sorry, I was having too much fun to be serious.

We start marigolds inside about 1 1/2 mth before last frost. Transplant them all around the house and in the garden. This has eliminated 90+% of insects around the house and garden. I do not know it this would work on stink bugs or not but might be worth a try. Also bat boxes.

P.S. make sure to get new bats, the old ones piss-n-moan and bitch tooooo much.