How to Repel Stink Bugs

Stink bugs can become an eyesore and also a constant assault versus your sense of smell. They can also cause some damage to your property but also become an exacerbating nuisance once they are inside your house.

Insecticides (chemical) can fall under a range of consequences which may be unpleasant, but fortunately, stink bugs can also be removed through natural means.

1. Sprinkle Earth (Diatomaceous)

Spread this powder (chalky) both inside and outside, focusing directly on the entryways like doors and windows beside the other areas where they may seem to gather.

• Diatomaceous Earth is actually a natural rock (sedimentary). It contains iron oxide, silica, and alumina.
• This powder is usually used as a pesticide against various types of insects which include stink bugs. It will work by the process of breakdown the layer of waxy protective on an exoskeleton of an insect, basically causing the bug to dehydrate.
• Look for the repellent which has not yet been treated by heat, since it will tend to lose its effectiveness as a pesticide when it will be treated.
• Also, you can dust any bugs that are visible with the powder and that so directly, along with spreading the powder properly out in some areas where the bugs usually gather.

2. Make a Spray from Garlic Powder

This spray can be really effective as it will tend to cause irritation to the bugs. And will leave them with no option but to leave the place.

• Mix 2 cups of water with garlic powder (20 ml) in a bottle of spray.
• Spray this obtained solution onto the windowsills, leaves of a plant, and also some other areas where the bugs are very frequent.
• Stink bugs usually don’t like the odor (potent) of the garlic and ordinarily stay far away from garlic when it is nearby. It does not eliminate the insects but only repels them away.
• You can also chop various cloves of garlic and then spread all of its pieces around the hide-outs of stink bug.

3. Keep the Stink Bugs Far Away with the Help of Mint

Mint will help you in keeping the bugs away from your property. The temperature, as well as the smell of mint, is hard for the bugs to adapt.

• Mix 2 cups of water with mint oil i.e. 10 drops in a bottle of spray. Spray this solution around all the possible hide-outs and entryways.
• Just like garlic powder, mint also acts only a repellent than a killer. The very strong odor of this mint is very much successful in keeping the bugs far away, though.
• In place of oil of mint, you could simply use 10 ml leaves of mint (ground).

4. Use Catnip

Sprinkle the powder of catnip around your home and garden, focusing particularly on areas which are prone to the infestation of stink bugs.

• Catnip is one more type of repellent that will scare the stink bugs away and will not eliminate them.
• Catnip is basically an herbal plant, and on the other hand, you can easily plant it in your garden rather than purchasing it.
• If you have enough time and are really interested in Catnip then this can prove to be a long-lasting defense against these stink bugs.

5. Spray Some Soapy Water on Stink Bugs

Mix 1000 ml of water (hot) with 180 ml of dish soap which is mild.

• Spray this prepared solution directly onto the bugs or in some areas where the stink bugs usually gather.
• Antibacterial soap can also be used, but remember that it contains much more chemicals than the soap which is non-antibacterial.
• Mild detergent (dish) is generally considered as one of the safest and most natural option.

6. Use Neem Oil

Combine 1000 ml of water (warm) with 5 to 10 ml of oil of neem in a spray bottle. Windowsills, coat leaves, and some other possible hiding spots or entryways with this solution.

• You will be required to apply the oil of neem for at least 7 days before you discern any changes.
• The oil of neem works basically by disrupting the mating and eating instinct of the insects.
• As a result, adult bugs that are already exposed to it will ultimately starve themselves and therefore won’t be able to lay any eggs.

7. Vacuum All the Bugs up

Suck the bugs up by using a vacuum cleaner or an industrial vacuum with a bag. Discard and remove the bag forthwith.

• After you have vacuumed up all the bugs, your vacuum is very much likely to smell foul for some months or weeks. For the same reason, you should avoid using a bagless vacuum which you use at your home.
• Empty the contents of the bag into a large size garbage bag and thereafter seal the bag very tightly.
• Alternatively, you can also wrap a stocking (knee-high) around the tube (vacuum). Secure the knee-high stocking with a band of rubber and then push it inside the same tube. Till the time the stocking remain completely secure, the bugs should be easily caught inside the tube instead of getting entered into the vacuum filter.
• You can also remove the stocking, just hold the end properly closed, and then dispose of the bugs from there.

8. Knock Them into One Container of Soapy Water

First of all, fill a 4-liter bucket which is ¼ full of water. Mix in just 5 ml of liquid soap or dish detergent. Place the bucket under the bugs which are climbing and thereafter flick them properly down into the solution by using a gloved hand.

• The soap will really make it quite difficult for the insects to move freely, and as a result, they will drown in water.
• As long as the elimination methods of stink bugs go, this is possibly the nearest to an option which is “stink free” since the stink bugs are slayed relatively fast.

9. Use an Electrocution System

Set this up properly in some dark space or an attic as per the instructions of the manufacturer. Then, at night, just turn it on and vacuum or sweep up any deceased bugs in the morning.

• Insect electrocution systems which are also referred as “bug zappers,” attract bugs and also some other insects by properly drawing the bugs in near a bright light.
• When the insect reaches, it receives a sudden shock which is strong enough to slay it promptly.
• Then you can remove the deceased bugs after switching off the system.

10. Spread the Fly Tape Around the Entryways

Position the fly tape (sticky) along breaks, doorways, vents, windowsills, and also any other noteworthy entryways into your house.

• Check the tape each and every day, and discard it as soon as it gets filled up and then replace it whenever required.
• Since this is not instant death, the stink bugs which are trapped may very soon give off their copyright odor after they will be caught.
• If you don’t have a fly tape then you can also use a tape which is double-sided.

11. Flick All the Bugs into a Water Bottle Which is Empty

Pick up a water bottle (empty) and then position it close to the bug; this will help you in catching the bug.

• Utilize the water bottle to gather the bugs or stinks bug. But cap the bottle a bit tightly.
• Freeze the water bottle with its inhabitants (offensive) in a freezer. One whole night should be more than enough time to catch them in.
• Once all of the stink bugs are completely frozen to death, then you can empty the bottle into a garbage bag or outside of your house and then you can use it again.
• Alternately, just add a very small amount of soap in order to empty the bottle of water and then reuse it to catch as many bugs (stink) as you can.
• Catching the bugs and that on a surface which is vertical can be very easily accomplished by positioning the bottle (water) opening over the bug. When the bugs will come in its contact with the dish soap, they will start suffocating and will gradually die.

TIPS

• Make sure that any of the methods which you are using for getting rid of the bugs should not be allergic to someone.
• When you are freezing the bottle in a freezer, don’t keep it in a section where you keep your food.
• In place of Diatomaceous Earth, you can also use peppermint oil.

Don’t ignore them; because they multiply themselves at an alarming rate and after that, it will be beyond your control to stop them.

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