How We Got Rid of Stink Bugs | Easy DIY Brown Marmorated Stink Bug Trap

[@hammertime1]

I don’t even remember seeing any stink bugs when I was growing up as a kid. I’m in southern Massachusetts and I see them more and more over the last 5 years or so. 🐜 🐛 🐞

[@jefffrayer8238]

We didn't see them as kids because they are just another recent present from China. Several invasive species came from there, accident, delibreate?

[@dogmosatchmo]

Because they are invasive, and in the last decade have become an issue.

[@TheOnlyKontrol]

Game here from Asian just like the Spotted lantern fly that is becoming invasive here now also.

[@KristenAnnMN]

Don't forget ​Asian beetles!

[@southborodude]

Same here. I am in metrowest MA and they are everywhere.

[@wramsey2656]

Your video of the electrocuted stink bugs did give me some satisfaction, like a sci-fi movie when the bad guy dies.

[@lennybuttz2162]

OMG imagine the smell though. It must be horrific.

[@TYoung023]

I’m pretty close to stink bug ground zero and just sealing a tiny crack around a window stopped them from getting in my apartment. I used to get dozens every fall. Nothing like waking up with a stink bug in the sheets with you or crawling on the wall next your head! I would gently grab each one with a tissue and take him to a water park (the toilet).

[@jackvoss5841]

Spray areas with permethrin. Courtesy of Half Vast Flying

[@costercrouse]

Back in the 70’s my dad, who was a forest entomologist, made several trips to Belize to work on different projects with local farmers. They were having major problems with something killing their citrus crops, which grew in areas cleared out in the middle of the jungle. He set up a trap in the jungle that was basically a large, back-lit white sheet designed to attract insects. The main problem he had with this trap was finding guides to take him into the jungle at night so he could set up his traps. At any rate, he caught a lot of insects and determined that the insect killing the citrus trees was- you guessed it- a variety of stink bug. Nice job on the trap, may use it in my attic studio.

[@davidhofman4341]

I had an unfinished 40 by 32 wood shop. Stink bugs invaded covering the walls. I used the smoke insect killer that you put a bit of water in than leave the building. Added two fans to move air around. The next morning every flat surface was covered with dead bugs. A day later the floor was cleared of bugs. I looked behind a pile of wood to find bug parts. The mice had a feast. The mice were next.

[@DannerCronise]

It’s an awful feeling. I’m glad the mice were able to take some of the clean up off your hands. As for the mice, our cat Sage takes care of those!

[@markuswade2158]

😮

[@4dchessplayer516]

@@DannerCronise Stink bugs only come out between 2-3 weeks in October. Right as the weather starts to change.

[@modoc852]

🤣

[@kymberlyblake2211]

But they live in your attic and walls..you will find many behind curtains as they love the light...and the whole house has a funky odor.. Stink bugs and mice ..they have got to go.. and pest control does nothing more than we can do. I bought 4 ozone lights that I run on high for 60 minutes in the cellar anytime. But in our living areas or garage I run them only when we aren't home. Mice and bugs do not like ozone.. I'm hoping they leave for the neighbors homes.. stay out of mine.

[@jamesdonahue4084]

Thank you,great video. I had to take a couple of breaks watching this because they turn my stomach. I see them more in the spring when they want out after wintering where,thankfully,I don't see them. I think they get in the depression where the carpet meets the south facing wall. I avoided Home Defense inside,except when desperate,and because I heard most insecticides don't affect them(?). They make me desperate.

[@UberHypnotoad]

Central NY,.. those little buggers are everywhere. Thanks for the tip, I may try a smaller table top version to keep it out of reach from the puppy.

[@coffeeandchocolategames]

LOL, it's that Ikea lamp that literally everyone buys right after they pick up some of those Ikea bookshelves that everyone has. Love it!

[@MrZZeroG]

Right? Upcycle that thing!

[@lennybuttz2162]

I like the taller square one but I've never bought one I just admire them when I go shopping.

[@YOUR-WORD-IS-YOUR-BOND]

Not everyone!

[@n8zimphotography]

I've lived in Pacific Northwest my whole life. We grew up with spiders in our houses in the fall, but they have been completely replaced with Stink bugs. Certainly nothing like you've shown in this video but in the early fall I'm finding 2 or 3 a day in my house. Glad to know there are effective solutions as this continues to increase. Thanks for sharing!

[@Yummicookie1979]

I'm in the PNW also and we had so many in the house last year. No matter what I did I couldn't keep them out. I never remember seeing many of them growing up but they have been all over the last few years.

[@amayautumn]

Me too. In Spanaway. I hate them. I just found out they fly.

[@banffspring72]

Try Clove Oil and water In a spray bottle. The oils stick to their outer bodies of any insect. Stink bugs and spiders, mosquitoes, done... just spray early or mid spring. Then spray after a hard rain.. if you spray to much you will see a collection of reddish water if you have a sliding doors to a deck. However, you will see the results in that same water. And the scent of cloves potentiates a proximity or barrier from your entrances.

[@nuts4goats545]

Nasty smelling buggers. To me, they smell like green apple jolly rancher, so it's bizarre to think that some people enjoy eating something that smells like stinkbug.🤢

[@nicholaseverly6538]

That's my strategy, spiders lol

[@cjhoward409]

On a side note. If you don’t want to walk thru your exterior doors and into spider webs, spray some water infused with peppermint oil, all along your outside door frames. Spiders won’t put up their webs there 👍🏻😊

[@nicholaseverly6538]

I let mine live inside because of bugs lol

[@lennybuttz2162]

You can also use orange, lime or lemon oil they can't get a grip on the citrus oil and they don't like the smell. I live in a brick building and I get spiders in the spring and summer so I spray orange or lemon oil all around the rooms, it smells so nice and it drives the spiders away.

[@SonofHardrada]

Excellent information! They are aweful! Just had 3 show up in my place this week. Vacuming makes the vacuum stink too! Going to give this a shot.

[@Turtle-y8s]

I’ve had ten in my room just today, I’m horrified.

[@kntrygrllife7703]

I'm from Northwestern NC, and the only thing I've found that works, is Olive Oil, mixed with Peppermint Oil and a few drops of water, I spray it all over the window sills, doorways and put the mixture in several bowls all over the house, and it works great, there's no chemical smell, which is a plus for me, since I have smell sensitivity

[@nadogrl]

Thank you. I always use natural methods, never chemicals. I don’t have a problem with stink bugs, but was wondering if boric acid or DE might work.

[@claudiaserafin6868]

Thank you. Everyone is so casual about spraying chemicals everywhere, not for me.

[@MichaelJones-it2bx]

What are the measurements you use of these ingredients?

[@derekjester7873]

Those orange ladybugs are the same problem. They congregate in shed windows and such in the fall.

[@MrZZeroG]

Yes! Nasty. This works for them too.

[@wayne00k]

Very clever and practical trap. I'll be adding one to our attic this weekend Cheers

[@mtamech535]

Oh man I hate these bugs. I saved this in a few playlists so I don't lose this video. Going to have to really go after these next year with this. I didn't even know there was a chemical that could stop them.

[@judithkimmerling770]

I moved from the state of Oregon to Wisconsin three years ago. I had never seen a stink bug until I got here; nasty creatures. Thanks for the info, I’ll share it with my neighbors.

[@KC9UDX]

We didn't have them till about twenty years ago 😐

[@Jenstm19]

WI here also! My house was legit covered with them fall 2023. Gross! Inside was fairly minimal but outside was hideous!

[@ODINS_daughter]

Ugh, we have those in SE Wisconsin, too! They are everywhere outside!! Going to try your trap!

[@wswartz79]

I'm going to try this tonight in a truck camper that I just purchased. I figure, I can spray all around the truck, then build this little trap and see how it does. It's invested with these things, as well as a few mud wasps. With any luck, maybe I'll have it cleared in a few days.

[@vf12497439]

The first year here we had lots of stink bugs. We have 10 chickens that get to free range the property a couple hours each day. I've seen 5 stink bugs this year.

[@jakenater4682]

I don't let traps do all the work, I hunt down the suckers. I'm practically a member of the EDF. I got a whole arsenal of tools, a cricket cage fly swatter boomCo blaster extendable hand duster, and my most recent addition. An electric squirt gun. Then, I mix up some dish soap and white vinegar in a bucket of warm water. Any I catch in the cricket cage get dumped in the bucket. The boomCo is able to kill them up close if in an unreachable position like a crack. The fly swatter can smack them off window screens and gutters among other places. And lastly, the duster and squirt gun are for dislodging stink bugs from high places no other tool can reach, in the hopes they will land within my range. I do that for a couple weeks and end up with thousands of them dead in that bucket. Not very practical I know, but somebody's gotta do it. To save our mother Earth from any alien attack! From vicious giant insects who have once again come back! We'll unleash all our forces we won't cut them any slack. THE EDF DEPLOYS!!

[@happyautumn3938]

They are wicked fun to squish!

[@ef3001]

One of my friends on Steam plays Earth Defense Force a lot. Think I'll try it...

[@jakenater4682]

@ef3001 you won't be disappointed. I always played the game by myself for the longest time, but I convinced one of my friends to buy it, and now it's one of his favorite video game franchises. Not to mention, if your friend is playing it alone, it makes a world of difference having a friend to play it with. So much better with friends!

[@diverbob8]

They showed up in Western PA in larger numbers in the Fall of 2012

[@RM-jo8gy]

As a 12 year pest control veteran, I endorse this video. Talstar P has a cheaper equivalent called Bifen I/T, or even the Compare N Save bifenthrin concentrate is even cheaper than that. Home Defense is the same price as the latter mentioned product but is called a ready to use vs a concentrate. Only use 1 oz per gallon as bifenthrin is a repellent. Used outdoors bifen or talstar will last 3 months and is the stuff pros use.

[@MrZZeroG]

Thank you. That’s all good information and what we’ve seen researching as well. It’s one of the most effective things we’ve used and definitely one way to deal with fire ants.

[@bob_frazier]

What do you think of using deltamethrin instead? Thanks in advance if you could answer this!!

[@bob_frazier]

@@RM-jo8gy Thanks! I see that I can use a lot less of it and sounds like it lasts longer.

[@Glens1965]

Love this stuff for fire ants also.

[@ArtisanTony]

Oh boy, you reminded me it's time to battle again :) They love my tiny shack deep in the woods. It must be a vaca spot for stink bugs, haha but they don't pay rent.

[@mariebrooks5955]

We’re in British Columbia in Canada. We didn’t ever see them before the last couple of years. This past year has been quite dreadful for them. Can’t wait to try this out.

[@justme-zl9mz]

did it work?

[@hobbyhermit66]

I made the mistake of flipping one into my heater in the garage. The stench about ran me out of there! I had to open up all the doors, shut down the heater, and clean it. Used up a spray bomb of Ozium too.

[@lavenderblue489]

For years we had a horrible stink bug, and ladybug problem. One year I raised chickens. Not many, and I make pets out of them. But since I like to hold and pet them and spend time with them I began noticing that they absolutely loved stink bugs. The next spring I did not have as many bugs, and each spring there were less. Chickens did not like the lady bugs but I suspect that they ate the larva and eggs as the lady bugs disappeared also. Also have not had a flea problem.

[@nicksonon6718]

BTW the lady bugs aren't lady bugs either. They are another invasive Asian bug. Actually have to be careful, supposedly they will bed down in the roof of the mouths of dogs.

[@annettepoole8193]

Yep chickens are awesome no more little critters but I live in where I'm not aloud to have any kind of farm animals but 2 houses up they can it ant right thks for sharing

[@lavenderblue489]

@@annettepoole8193 Well, I think that is awful. I dont think 2 or 3 hens in a cute little coop should bother anyone. Put some chicken diapers on them and call them house pets. Not much different than having a parrot.

[@nannimanfrin8420]

How did you kill them before feeding them to the chickens? Of they're still alive they get away

[@jasonlist3253]

I am sooooooo trying this in my gardens at night! they love squash and pumpkins and I fight them every year! Thank you

[@TheTinkerersWife]

Great idea for the trap. Glad it's do effective. Here in Oregon BM stinkbugs have hit our Hazelnut crops hard in recent years along with other crops. I'll be sharing this and hope it will help others.

[@johnwirk]

Got to love that asymetrical warfare being carried out by china. What better way to cripple your adversaries than to damage their crops which affects economy.

[@dalegereaux1863]

Welcome to today's episode of: Danner the Exterminator ! Nice job D. 👍

[@CharlieB.-]

Brilliant! Like you, I have tried everything including spraying them directly with soapy water mixtures with terrible results. Love these ideas! Thanks so much for sharing these awesome tips.

[@MrZZeroG]

Yes, but spraying hundreds (possibly thousands) results in cleaning up soapy, wet, dead rotting stink bugs. The soapy water becomes part of the mess. Localizing the substance that kills them and letting dry, adhered to the fabric (it’s not a volatile compound), paradoxically exposes us to much less risk. We pick up the aluminum tray and dumped it periodically.

[@megastick9324]

I live in Fl but traveled for work all over. We have stink bugs in Fl, you see them in the garden etc. BUT, I was in PA in the fall one year in my travel trailer. Those damn things were swarming! They were everywhere. Inside outside, just hundreds. When I got home and was cleaning the trailer there were groups of them hibernating under cushions, in cupboards just everywhere. I’d never seen such a thing. I vacuumed them up in a shop vac and sprayed them so they wouldn’t escape. They could fit in any crack or crevice. Unbelievable.

[@Stu_DLNGR]

I'm in PA, not far from Allentown, actually. We have dozens of Walnut and Pinocchio trees and thus gazillions of stank bugs. Thanks for the info. Salute

[@carolhipple9903]

We did something similar for a flea problem. Used a metal round cake pan. My husband used some scrap wood to make an "X" to rest in top of the pan. At the crosspoint he put a short dowel. Onto the dowel we inserted a cheap Dollar Tree light (just the top part, not the stake). Put water with a bit of soap in it. Placed the whole assembly in various locations throughout the house. Lights came on automatically at night. Fleas dropped in and drowned. Also put flea protection on our one cat who was a magnet (and allergic) to fleas.

[@susantreadway6585]

Great idea! Thanks! I am in North Carolina and have a lot of maple trees near my house. I also love the Home Defense spray which also killed a lot of fruit flies which invaded my kitchen recently.

[@dangeary2134]

Putting out a small cup with a bit of cider vinegar and a drop of Dawn will cut down on those numbers real fast.

[@tumblecat]

Great video Danner, I hate those things! I started seeing them more and more over the last few years here in Washington state (westside of the state). Not as many as you guys at least not yet.

[@BenLowers]

Danner, a link from your Dad appeared on my feed, and it’s great! (We grew up together in Jones Valley.) The lighting in the outro dialog section was really good. All of the upload was very good. Subscribed!

[@Yannispawn]

I will say that when you don’t have hundreds, they are funny little guys to watch and they definitely love people! Our house is surrounded by woods. Thank you for this solution. I’m working with our garage door open, facing South. They are coming in like crazy.

[@Hippie-Nomads]

Funny little guys? Wow. Love people? China's curse on the USA.

[@MrZZeroG]

Try handing a white pillowcase that’s been sprayed with OHD and dryed (wear gloves when handling). Clip it up in the openings or over the windows. They will land on the cloth because it’s so easy to attach too…

[@Mr.TonyClifton]

I had one hang around for days. He put on a show tight rope walking.

[@pyoung168]

We have them here in SW Ohio. Seems that a late freeze, early-mid May here, really knocks down their numbers during the subsequent late summer/fall. Although it doesn’t kill them, I found that washing down the house siding with a mild lavender soap solution using a pressure washer significantly reduces the numbers hanging out for at least a week or more (assuming no significant rain).

[@eagl3ye]

Yes this is very true. I live in NE Ohio and that's been my observation as well. They seem very sensitive to late freezes. Harsher winters seem to really reduce their numbers too.

[@ryanland979]

Definitely noticed reduced numbers in NE Ohio.

[@Evil-Never-Dies]

Is that Officer Pat Young ?

[@almachapman5409]

Thanks for the information. I only live about 2 hours north of Allentown.

[@thorny7138]

This is something you should patent if there isn't one for it already. I know people who would buy stuff like that prebuilt. Works grea, man! Thanks!

[@MrZZeroG]

We’d rather help everyone deal with this issue than tie it up legally. Thank you!

[@adoptsalot]

Thanks for this. I don't know what the magic is in 409, but I have been spraying that on them, in and out of my house. It works too.

[@MrZZeroG]

Yes. There’s lots of stuff they don’t like th me smell of and that’s the basis of many non insecticidal approaches. We just didn’t want to move them elsewhere in and and on the house. They land once in this and worse case they go die somewhere.

[@44thala49]

One got inside my shirt one time and sprayed my skin and I had what looked like chemical burns complete with blisters. They can be bad news.

[@teresabrown3305]

Okay, I will give it a shot. I am being over run. It has slowed down a bit. I have not sealed cracks yet because some are very small and i don't want to mess up the trim. Even as the weather has cooled a bit they are coming out on a sunny day.

[@07MoPower]

I had no idea they weren’t native and are invasive. Really appreciate this video. I’m on some serious acreage and I can tolerate them in the outbuildings but I’m not down with any bugs in the house whatsoever.

[@eagl3ye]

Yeah I never saw them as a kid. I didn't start seeing them regularly in my neck of the woods until the late 2000s. Had no idea what it was the first time I saw one.

[@johnwirk]

​@@eagl3yeYea they are everywhere now and I think its safe to thank china for them too. Me thinks these bugs have had a little help getting established.

[@robertallen5531]

They're getting really bad here in Kentucky. We used to never see any. Now they're everywhere in huge numbers. We used to have issues with Lady bugs but we don't see those at all now. It's just these dam stink bugs.

[@barbaraparker6996]

Same here in lndiana.

[@paulnevins]

I accidentally discovered lanolin repels them when I undercoated my 4runner with Fluid Film. Now I spray it around the house parameter every fall and I only see a few stink bugs rather than thousands.

[@sathancat]

I love this idea! Roasted stink bug sounds particularly heinous. I found some cat vomit one morning where my cat had eaten one of these disgusting things, I can imagine how awful that would've been 😾

[@stevemiller6766]

We had a big problem with these stinking bugs until the joro spiders moved in 3 years ago. Since then the stink bug problem disappeared. I don't see the connection but they are gone for the most part.

[@janisgore8393]

Stink bugs got on my tomatoes when the drought got bad.I just sprayed them off the plants with the garden hose..Gone overnight.The extension agent advised me they were looking for water..Had no more problem after that.,

[@danfidler5893]

They are insane in Oregon (Willamette Valley) in the spring. Our house was blanketed a couple years ago. Couldn’t go outside for weeks. We’ve been successful with Daitomaceous earth. We put it in crazy hot spots like our garage and on the deck.

[@MrZZeroG]

DE does work to keep them from nesting. We are looking at that as part of a larger strategy of the insulation and board & batten siding that will be coming in future episodes! Thank you!

[@PillagingGinger]

I live in a townhouse in Oregon and they have gotten crazy in the fall the past couple years on our balcony! We got some wood square decorative tiles that they like to stay in. I was today years old when I found out they were invasive and not native 😂 I just killed one inside and I’m so glad I found this video.

[@keithbender2061]

We are in the same area, and have a log home in the woods. The logs have lots of cracks and they love it. I usually start with a shop vac to remove the bulk, then I use a spray. They will die in the shop vac, but be sure to empty it before to long or the stench inside will be nasty.

[@deannacarpenter9939]

Also in Willamette Valley - I hate them. I use lavender oil on my vacuum bag to mask the stink. Looking forward to trying these traps. Would be super cool if it works on box elder beetles too.

[@geraldf1463]

We put the bug bombs in our outbuilding, took care of business. Also live in Oregon-

[@Mark-um7ey]

I live in Tennessee and 5-6 years ago was the first time I've seen them, now they are here by the millions. Back when they first showed up they were only in a few states on the east coast... now they are on the west coast in less than 5 years. I live near soybean fields and they survive off of them until fall and then they move into houses to the point where they are by the thousands totally covering my house and cars. I have tried everything I know of but nothing touches them except a #12 boot

[@jefffrayer8238]

Whew , thats a stinky way to deal with them. I think light is the way to deal with them as they are attracted to my laptop and T.V. at night. Looks like they are looking for a place to overwinter and want back out in the spring from what I'm seeing. Probably the same for Box Elder bugs which is a big problem.. Certainly in an old farm house there is no way to keep them out so they must be trapped and killed. Currently I've used old medicine bottles to scoop them up from windows and walls with no stink.

[@MrZZeroG]

Set up a couple of these outside. You’ll be surprised.

[@SgtCreepyGaming]

Building one of these tomorrow! I’m in SE Ky and we are swamped with these things every year.

[@stevethirdcitymo6527]

Danner, some of your best work yet!

[@davidcaskey4669]

I use a 50/50 mix of vinegar and rubbing alcohol they hate kills pretty good to

[@bobbrinkerhoff3592]

Another thing you can do , if your have a gas furnace with the PVC intake and exhaust plumbing going thru the wall , is to take a piece of scrap window screen and place it over the end of each pipe , securing it with a large worm drive hose clamp . Just remember to remove the screens when the tempertures drop below freezing for the winter , as the water vapor from the exhaust will freeze to the screen , causing the furnace to not run .

[@HeronCoyote1234]

We got rid of the two full grown trees in our front yard because we wanted to put on solar panels (they created too much shade for panels to be effective), and the stink bugs were jumping from the trees to our house. Never got the panels. Still have stink bugs. We’ll try your idea.

[@happytobsaved]

Talstar is the BEST on any bugs ! I'm in SC and it kills everything! I spray every entry on the outside nothing gets past that stuff , Nothing !

[@MrZZeroG]

Yes. It’s just a miracle chemical. Decimates fire ants. If you spray the perimeter nothing gets in or dies shortly after entering. And it LASTS for months. We make sure Sage isn’t out when spraying and give it a good chance to dry. It doesn’t have the knock down that other chemicals have, but wow, is it effective!

[@Hippie-Nomads]

I've tried a variation of the bright light/pan that has water in it instead of pesticide, which is marginally effective. Terminix can't stop them either... here in SW VA they are really bad. I just ordered a gal of the pesticide- we'll try it. Also, we ID'd a possible entry point on the fireplace wall exhaust vent and are installing a stainless steel mesh screen. What a PITA.

[@josepheller8395]

I was out in natural bridge a week ago. My camper was covered in these things. I'd never seen so many before.

[@danielshute1409]

thank you.

[@Aya-Luna]

I have tried the bottle trick where you cut the clear water bottle and flip the top over use electrical tape to completely cover the whole thing but most important put a lil round light in there so you can stick an ink pen in the opening to push on the light to make it come on and push it to make it come off so if you try that don’t forget to put the little round led light ( dollar store ) in there before electrical taping it up. The only thing I haven’t tried is what you’ve done and spraying inside the plastic bottle w ortho

[@MrZZeroG]

The bottles work, it just messy to clean. We tried many different traps and a lot of them work. This is just a set it and forget it way to handle them. If they land on the cloth, even if the fly away, they’ll be dead later that day.

[@DavidLaFerney]

In my experience Raid ant and roach in the aerosol can is by far the most effective, longest lasting bug control product for home use. Apparently bugs die from just crawling across it - for 6 months to a year.

[@tracywilson1356]

What I need to know is how safe is this to have in the home with dogs, cats, and a toddler. We are overrun with stink bugs. We have trees all around us (living in the country).

[@marcleblanc6293]

They are here in Canada too.......I scoop them up and drown them in vinegar.

[@nancygarrett7972]

A weighted folded tarp on the south side ground also attracts them. Open after a while and spray with soapy water, brush onto ground, wait for more.

[@MrZZeroG]

That seems like a lot of work, but having watched them for three years, it’s a great idea. I bet it works well. It might be worth setting up ideal spots and just shake them out on a cold winter day. Thank you!

[@unracker100]

This is the best way I have ever heard, hats off to you.

[@thomasreece3903]

Great video. Who don’t got stink bugs lol. Thanks for sharing.

[@kbkesq]

Nice. You can also use a turkey oven aluminum pan filled with water and a little dawn dish soap. Shine a full spectrum light on it. Preferably cordless to avoid risk of shock

[@MrZZeroG]

We did that. It became a mess here, but the light does attract them and some percentage land in the liquid! We also build one using the 2 L soda bottles (top cut out and reinserted to make a funnel entrance). They all worked but the soapy water was a mess.

[@jkwjcw3ify]

In about 1961 my little 4 yr old sister would get a pie tin and a cup of water, go out park herself in the dirt of our Southern California side yard , mix the dirt and water to make mud pie then she would put black stink bugs upside down all around the top and would be so proud of her stink bug pie! We still joke about it sometimes.

[@savedafter50]

Sounds like my younger brother...but he's 65.

[@1320pass]

Thanks for sharing, gonna try this. I see them outside on my windows already. Soon enough some will make it inside.

[@jungojerry1658]

I've only seen a few random bugs, but this is a great report on how to deal with them/ -- ME? I planted peppermint bushes around the base of my house. No bugs, spiders, or even those tiny black sugar ants.

[@jafiwam]

You could add glue traps to the bottom as well.

[@MrZZeroG]

We did use glue traps next to lights and that too caught a lot indoor - unfortunately even a bird before the shed was buttoned up. They tend to stay in the pan, but it won’t hurt! Thank you.

[@Damselfly54315]

Gonna try it, I HATE stink bugs, I swear ny home must be insulated with them under my siding, they are disgusting

[@scottmccloud2894]

Can you give the product name on the last bottle - blue and white label (I think) - thanks.

[@MrZZeroG]

Talstar P. There is a similar one on Amazon Bifen IT.

[@GwayGwayAndMamaHippo]

Since 1997ish we've been getting stink bugs in our cottage. I like in Lisbon, ohio. To this day, I get them every single year. Look behind photos on the wall and in places that are warm. Vacuum them, heat sources and sticky things help but vacuum works best.

[@carolparrish194]

We have a problem with the look alike Lady Bugs getting in the house. I wonder if this would also work with them. It is worth giving it a try.

[@MrZZeroG]

Yes. We used it for them too! Works the same way.

[@trishayamada807]

In Wisconsin they arrived about 10 years ago. They are horrible. I’m in the countryside and this year it’s been a bumper crop of stink bugs. They are just so horrible.

[@johnny33long]

I’m from Kentucky. We mix stink bugs with crack & smoke em! We call it crinking!

[@homegrown1015]

That answers the reason for brainless young folks!

[@saucerocreamify]

The 1st time I saw a stink bug was right after hurricane sandy hit. Bethlehem ny.

[@3DJapan]

We get them, not far from Allentown actually, but not nearly ss bad as you. I'll occasionally see one or two. The other day I counted 7 on the outside of my screen door and that was a lot.

[@MrZZeroG]

The fields around us and the type of trees on our property play a big role. Thank you!

[@cherielidbury9165]

I got my husband to make your trap as we have hundreds of stink bugs in our citrus tree, we placed the trap at the base of the tree and were hoping for a similar result you got. Unfortunately it didn't kill 1 bug!!! Not sure why so it seems that this trap only works if it is inside. Thanks for sharing, if anyone has a great result for a trap that works outside, please let me know.😁

[@MrZZeroG]

Remember, they are trying to overwinter and they are attracted to light, but when given the choice they will move on. You might not know how many you killed, because they landed and then flew onto their goal. On a porch, screen porch, carport, or inside they are almost guaranteed to visit the trap if it’s on and low light/dark. Once they land they will eventually die. Hope that helps.

[@beebob1279]

I keep my beekeeping suit in a trailer at a local farm. In the fall I have to clean out the suit of stink bugs. I'll have 15 or more in the sleeves

[@MrZZeroG]

Found some in my gloves by the sawmill yesterday…

[@meldaghost]

I use comet on the outside of the screen door it works

[@Magdalenasfears]

I was a trucker and the first time I ever saw one was in my semi in Ohio. I've seen them in my house a few times in Michigan over the last 2 years. We've got a maple in our back yard, a maple in my neighbors front yard, and a walnut behind us

[@USMC-1911]

There are tons in Ohio we have days where we have to vacuum the carpet every day we have had about 3 bad days this year we had a early temperature drop but if it gets 65 or warmer and sunny they will be everywhere I think I'll build one of these cant hurt .

[@Gradeddd]

Live in southeast MI, they’re annoying

[@Magdalenasfears]

@@Gradeddd that's where I am, but pretty close to Detroit. Maybe they haven't fully invaded this area yet

[@Gradeddd]

@@Magdalenasfears literally killed 3 today, near rochester

[@Magdalenasfears]

@@Gradeddd:( I'm in royal oak. I am not thrilled to hear they're are that many that close to me

[@suzymagan7575]

Thank you so much! I have a greenhouse so I don't want to spray. Excellent idea!

[@MrZZeroG]

Yes. This keeps the insecticide localized on the cloth. In the few comments on the toxicity potential one should recognize it has a low toxicity to humans, pets and other higher mammals. Even that is mostly limited to the liquid application phase. This is used in kitchens, veterinary clinicians, etc… once it’s dry on the cloth surface it’s not mobile and doesn’t release to the air. Using it on the perimeter of the greenhouse would still be effective for some pests.

[@kirk9671]

Very nice and thorough video

[@TheTonyMcD]

Roasted stink bugs are no joke. I used to have a halogen light in my room, and a stink bug problem. When they got in and inevitably died and roasted in that light, the smell was indescribable. And it lingered for hours!

[@lindaopperthauser2284]

I get stink bugs in my home from time to time. I generally will pick it up and check it out as it crawls on my hands. They are amazing w their shield of armor. I have never once smelled one being stinky. I have no idea what that smells like!! Live in Michigan.

[@carolj4387]

Well let me tell you this....squish it and you will never want to smell it AGAIN!

[@lukevj]

My project for today. 🤞 it works, because these little dudes are gross. A bit creepy too. I swear they come towards me when I look at them 😂

[@peggysaxton5784]

Bravo on the clever bug trap

[@TheBeckyhershey]

We're going to build a trap for in our campervan today!! Thanks

[@kalrobbins2811]

Great video! Very informative!

[@DannerCronise]

Thank you!

[@jefffrayer8238]

@@DannerCronise I figured that light would be key. I would hear one flying around in my dark livingroom and it would land on the T.V. or laptop. Yuk. Generally I scoop them up in a medicine bottle to seal up the stink but I just have a few in the house. I'll use your idea here on the farm for sure. Thanks for the video.

[@lesliewoods5707]

Oh Stink bugs are so last year. Here in Western PA we’re fighting lantern flies! Yuck!

[@virginiamoss7045]

Great idea! However, I dislike using generalized pest chemicals which also kill beneficial wildlife. I use milky spore to control (not get rid of) Japanese beetles because it only affects that beetle's grubs. Is there a method or product that only affects these stink bugs?

[@ghostridergale]

Only method I know of, is investing your time using a shop vac to suck those stinky pests up and leave them in the vac till their dead. You can usually suck them up by the hundreds if not more on a outside wall where the sun heats the wall. I’ve even found them by the hundreds hiding under the cushions on our patio swing! Any place they can find to stay warm that’s where they hang out.

[@welrod94]

I seen in Lowe's a few weeks ago they are selling "the stink bug killer" I swear I think that's the exact name. However I'm sure if I read the label its prolly dozens of other insects it kills as well.

[@gsdalpha1358]

We use Neem oil and Castile soap diluted with water to spray the bad bugs directly. You have to be careful and use it only near sundown when the bees leave in your garden for the night. The oil and soap residue doesn't harm plants, and it only works with a direct spray on the bug. 1 teaspoon neem oil, 1/4 teaspoon castile soap, 1 quart lukewarm water. Mix well and fill up a spray bottle (or pump sprayer). I wouldn't use it directly on produce you'll eat like kale, spinach, or salad greens since the soap is pretty difficult to wash off. But it works wonders on plant leaves you don't eat - plus if you're going to peel produce like squash and cucumbers, or peel off outer layers like cabbage - the soap residue isn't an issue.

[@bradbrad9561]

You could also put soapy water in the pan. The soap breaks the surface tension and the stink bugs will drown.

[@suzil7687]

But then they become a stinky soggy rotting mess. I think he mentioned he didn’t want to deal with that.

[@BlingBug3794]

We are in central Alabama. Before 2019, we'd never seen a stink bug. Now, every late spring/early fall they are everywhere! I hate thise nasty things.

[@shellydean5951]

That is not a stink bug, thats a WHEEL BUG 😂

[@ChrisSmith-cd7uw]

This is my kind of project! I can build like a slob from scraps that I have lying around, and I feel a sense of accomplishment from very little work! I now have a couple questions though: Danner, what kind of light are you using in the homemade one, and how much importance would you place on it being the ONLY source of light in the room/area?

[@karalinell9736]

I recognized the blue light Danner had. They are always in stock at Harbor Freight. It is just a battery run light with a pop switch. It has mirrors inside that make it incredibly bright and perfect for this application. If memory serves correctly they are priced at $2.99.

[@ChrisSmith-cd7uw]

@@karalinell9736 I used a Sylvania battery powered puck light from Home Depot and aside from that, I made my trap EXACTLY according to the video and have killed 0 bugs. I finally got tired of watching the one bug that I did see actually land on the pillowcase, so I sprayed it with some permethrin. Besides the light, the only other possible difference I can think of would bed that it isn't absolutely pitch black where I have the trap. It's dark enough where you could certainly sleep, but not quite like you're in a cave. The puck light is SIGNIFICANTLY brighter than any light possibly spilling into the area. I'm a bit stumped on what I've done wrong!

[@MrZZeroG]

@@karalinell9736that’s it!!! We grab them when they go on sale in the bins. Those and the red and blue flashlights.

[@rob5598]

0:18 "someone please tell me how to get rid of these stinkbugs auuughh"😂😂😂

[@homegrown1015]

Awesome idea! I will be trying this trap out...thanks!!

[@bernicepowell4193]

Thanks for the heads-up 😮. Michigan is getting them everywhere.