Don’t let this season’s hard-won spring be tainted with the foul odor of stink bugs. There is a new, inexpensive, effective, and pesticide-free stink bug solution to liberate your home of these invasive, smelly pests.
All it takes is a roasting pan, dish soap, and a light.
Fill a disposable foil roasting pan with water and dish soap. Then, set a light over the pan to attract bugs and darken the room. This homemade trap eliminated 14 times more stink bugs than expensive store-bought traps costing as much as $50 according to a soon-to-be-published study in the Journal of Extension. The homemade trap exploits the insect’s natural attraction to light.
The stink bug invasion is really taking its toll.
Brown marmorated stink bugs have spread to 41 states since invading the mid-Atlantic in the late 2000s. While annoying to homeowners, they have caused devastating damage to crops, feeding on and destroying apples, peaches, grapes, soybean, peppers, tomatoes, corn and cotton, and prompting the discovery that chickens find these aromatic pests quite tasty.
Treatment can be tricky
The stink bugs has few natural enemies, and insecticides used to control them can easily kill what few enemies they have – such as chickens. As a result, consulting a professional when trying to eliminate these burdensome bugs is a must.
Homemade solutions not enough to battle your stink bug problem? Contact Allison Pest Control today. Since 1917, Allison Pest Control has been serving Monmouth and Ocean County residents with quality pest control solutions.