Stink bugs are brown in color and emit a nasty odor as a self defense mechanism.
They are sometimes referred to as shield bugs because of their shape.
The Brown Marmorated type was first introduced in Pennsylvania recently and has spread out from there to most eastern states of the US.
They are damaging to crops and are a serious problem in Pennsylvania.
They will eat some types of fruits and vegetables as well as weeds and ornamental plants.
They are not harmful to humans but are pests when they fly indoors or when they congregate in the garden, yard, or patio.
If you have an infestation of stink bugs, either inside or outside of your house, there are several ways to eliminate them and some ways are better than others.
First we'll look at ways to eliminate them outdoors and then move inside.
If there are colonies outside your home, pesticides are available to be sprayed in the yard and garden.
Drawbacks are the obvious chemicals that you have to use and having to repeat the process periodically.
Removing the eggs and bugs manually is an option but it is a slow process.
They are usually found under the leaves and you can simply scoop them out and deposit them into a container.
You would have to be careful because touching the eggs could possible cause an allergic reaction.
One way to handle a problem indoors is to hire a professional exterminator.
He will most likely use a pesticide that is dispersed through the air.
This way the chemicals can get inside small cracks in the home where stink bugs may be hiding.
The problem with this solution is it can be expensive and may need to be repeated.
It also leaves harmful chemicals in your home and you usually have to be out of the house for the better part of a day.
Another indoor solution is to dust the attic and interior spaces with a powdered form of insecticide.
This may prove to be helpful but there is still the problem with chemicals.
You could also make a trap and bait it with vegetable leaves dipped in pesticide.
However, you are still dealing with chemicals.
The only way to catch stink bugs without chemicals is with a trap that will attract them and have strong glue for them to stick to.
A trap like this can capture hundreds of bugs in a week and do it in a non-toxic way.
They are sometimes referred to as shield bugs because of their shape.
The Brown Marmorated type was first introduced in Pennsylvania recently and has spread out from there to most eastern states of the US.
They are damaging to crops and are a serious problem in Pennsylvania.
They will eat some types of fruits and vegetables as well as weeds and ornamental plants.
They are not harmful to humans but are pests when they fly indoors or when they congregate in the garden, yard, or patio.
If you have an infestation of stink bugs, either inside or outside of your house, there are several ways to eliminate them and some ways are better than others.
First we'll look at ways to eliminate them outdoors and then move inside.
If there are colonies outside your home, pesticides are available to be sprayed in the yard and garden.
Drawbacks are the obvious chemicals that you have to use and having to repeat the process periodically.
Removing the eggs and bugs manually is an option but it is a slow process.
They are usually found under the leaves and you can simply scoop them out and deposit them into a container.
You would have to be careful because touching the eggs could possible cause an allergic reaction.
One way to handle a problem indoors is to hire a professional exterminator.
He will most likely use a pesticide that is dispersed through the air.
This way the chemicals can get inside small cracks in the home where stink bugs may be hiding.
The problem with this solution is it can be expensive and may need to be repeated.
It also leaves harmful chemicals in your home and you usually have to be out of the house for the better part of a day.
Another indoor solution is to dust the attic and interior spaces with a powdered form of insecticide.
This may prove to be helpful but there is still the problem with chemicals.
You could also make a trap and bait it with vegetable leaves dipped in pesticide.
However, you are still dealing with chemicals.
The only way to catch stink bugs without chemicals is with a trap that will attract them and have strong glue for them to stick to.
A trap like this can capture hundreds of bugs in a week and do it in a non-toxic way.