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To: Red Badger

The best way to get rid of them is some disposable surgical gloves and a large bucket of soapy water. Use liquid dish washing detergent; about a quarter cup to a 5 gallon bucket with about 3 gallons of water in it.

Gently pick up the bugs and drop them in the water. The soap closes their breathing pores, and they drown. The idea is to gently pick them, so they don’t let out too many stink phrenomes. They will a little, and it will stink a little, but that’s what the gloves are for.

I’m in Alabama, and I have a lot of stink bugs on my beans, squash and tomatoes. This is the best way to get rid of them, if you don’t want a whole lot of chemicals on the food you eat. Do this a couple of times in a week or so, and no problems with them for the rest of the season.


42 posted on 01/17/2011 12:13:14 PM PST by Alas Babylon!
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To: Alas Babylon!

I have heard that spraying soapy water on the plants will repel the bugs. It doesn’t harm the plants and the bugs don’t like the taste.............


43 posted on 01/17/2011 12:15:40 PM PST by Red Badger (Whenever these vermin call you an 'idiot', you can be sure that you are doing something right.)
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