I’ve had some stink bugs too, and it seems like most of the means the internet recommends for dealing with them suck in some way (only some of them literally like what you resorted to).
Squashing is universally contraindicated.
Sucking them up with a vacuum can make your vacuum stink.
Putting a light on a bowl of soapy and/or vinegary water would work, but is kindof a messy pain to deal with.
Pesticides are generally dangerous to humans.
My preferred option – catch them gently and take them outside alive – runs the risk that they’ll just find their way inside again
But I guess I find that last option the least offensive.
There was one I dealt with differently, though. I dropped him into a spider web a spider had built over my kitchen sink. I like to think the spider was very appreciative.
My preferred option – catch them gently and take them outside alive – runs the risk that they’ll just find their way inside again
Just make sure they’re not the invasive ones. I keep my old pill bottles, so the invasive stink bugs get sealed in a bottle and go in the freezer to kill them quickly without stinking the place up. Native bugs get released tho.
Well damn. You’re right. The ones I’ve been releasing were all invasive ones. I didn’t think to check, but now I’ll have to revise my approach. Probably the freezer thing.
I’ve had some stink bugs too, and it seems like most of the means the internet recommends for dealing with them suck in some way (only some of them literally like what you resorted to).
But I guess I find that last option the least offensive.
There was one I dealt with differently, though. I dropped him into a spider web a spider had built over my kitchen sink. I like to think the spider was very appreciative.
I just wrap ‘em in a shit ticket and flush them.
Just make sure they’re not the invasive ones. I keep my old pill bottles, so the invasive stink bugs get sealed in a bottle and go in the freezer to kill them quickly without stinking the place up. Native bugs get released tho.
Well damn. You’re right. The ones I’ve been releasing were all invasive ones. I didn’t think to check, but now I’ll have to revise my approach. Probably the freezer thing.
No worries, tons of people don’t know there’s invasive ones!