f you have been seeing stink bugs inside and outside your house, you need to take action and control these bugs before it is too late.
If you have these bugs in your house, you can set up stink bugs traps to trap them. Remember to place these traps in dark places or in places where you would normally see these bugs. Do not disturb these traps for at least 24 hours as you want to capture as many bugs as possible. Make sure the bugs cannot crawl out from these traps once they are inside. This is very important as an ineffective bug trap is of no use at all.
You can clear these traps after 24 to 48 hours. Clear out all the bugs and load them into a jar filled with soap water or alcohol - this is to kill all the bugs. After all of them are killed, take out the insects and put them into a plastic bag; …show more content…
They are most likely to look for homes which they can enter and hide to go through the winter.
To prevent these bugs from entering your home, walk around your house during late autumn to check for any small gaps and holes that these bugs may enter. Stink bugs can only grow to three-quarter of an inch and they can enter through very small openings outside your house. Once you identified these gaps outside your home, seal them with a good quality caulk. If you have any broken screen or gaps in windows and doors, repair them immediately. Remember to remove or seal your window air-conditioner as these bugs tend to hide and hibernate in this place.
To control stink bugs outside your house, make sure that you remove all fruits and vegetables that will attract them. These bugs feed on fruits and vegetables and they will stick to these plants to lay eggs.
Sometimes it is not easy to spot these insects in plants as their natural colors enable them to blend easily with the natural surrounding. To check for existence of these bugs, simply shake the plant and observe if there are any bugs flying
If you have these bugs in your house, you can set up stink bugs traps to trap them. Remember to place these traps in dark places or in places where you would normally see these bugs. Do not disturb these traps for at least 24 hours as you want to capture as many bugs as possible. Make sure the bugs cannot crawl out from these traps once they are inside. This is very important as an ineffective bug trap is of no use at all.
You can clear these traps after 24 to 48 hours. Clear out all the bugs and load them into a jar filled with soap water or alcohol - this is to kill all the bugs. After all of them are killed, take out the insects and put them into a plastic bag; …show more content…
They are most likely to look for homes which they can enter and hide to go through the winter.
To prevent these bugs from entering your home, walk around your house during late autumn to check for any small gaps and holes that these bugs may enter. Stink bugs can only grow to three-quarter of an inch and they can enter through very small openings outside your house. Once you identified these gaps outside your home, seal them with a good quality caulk. If you have any broken screen or gaps in windows and doors, repair them immediately. Remember to remove or seal your window air-conditioner as these bugs tend to hide and hibernate in this place.
To control stink bugs outside your house, make sure that you remove all fruits and vegetables that will attract them. These bugs feed on fruits and vegetables and they will stick to these plants to lay eggs.
Sometimes it is not easy to spot these insects in plants as their natural colors enable them to blend easily with the natural surrounding. To check for existence of these bugs, simply shake the plant and observe if there are any bugs flying