Stink bug woes!

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greenie67 Longview, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 19, 2006

I searched the forums and couldn't find any suggestions for getting rid of stink bugs. They're eating everything...not just my veggie garden but they're all over my flower garden as well. HELP!!

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Xeramtheum Summerville, SC(Zone 8a) Jun 19, 2006

If you don't mind chemical pesticides, I use orthenex insecticide/fungicide on ornamentals. For your veggie garden you can use Pyola, found at Gardens Alive.

http://www.gardensalive.com/product.asp?pn=8101

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fly_girl The Woodlands, TX(Zone 8b) Jun 19, 2006

Greenie67, shaking the plants works well with stink bugs because they fall off and then you can kill them. Insecticidal soap is good for veggies. Do you have onions planted in your plants? Most bugs don't like them. But then, you risk chasing away the beneficials.

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Jun 20, 2006

i've been having good luck with Safer Soap spray for squash and leaf-footed bugs. it kills them. i watched. LOL

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greenie67 Longview, TX(Zone 8a) Jun 20, 2006

"I watched"... I totally understand. I'm pretty "zen" at heart but there are some things I will watch breath their last...fireants and stink bugs are among them!!

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trackinsand mid central, FL(Zone 9a) Jun 20, 2006

LOL

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Night_Bloom Griffin, GA(Zone 8a) Jun 21, 2006

Too bad you don't have any "good" stink bugs - and yes they do exist. Predatory stink bugs are one of the few things that will eat the bad stink bugs. The main kind in our area are called Spined soldier bugs. They are voracious little predators that can eat things even 3 times their size.

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