At first, you might think you're the victim of some childish prank when you take a step and an awful smell hits your nose. If you think, "stink bomb," you're not far off. Stinkbugs are nature's stink bombs. They emit their famous odor when they are disturbed (or stepped on), perhaps as a way to evade predators. Usually brown, green, or grey in color, stinkbugs live off the sap of young leaves and fruits. They can be very destructive when there's an infestation of them. You can control them with Ortho® Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Insect Killer, ORTHO® RosePride® Insect, Disease & Mite Control, or Ortho® Bug-B-Gon MAX® Lawn & Garden Insect Killer.
There is a way to control stinkbugs if they get inside. On hard surfaces, carpeting, drapes, and furniture, your best weapon is your vacuum cleaner. Just suck them up with the hose attachment, and put the bag in the garbage.
Outdoors, you can protect your edibles and flowers from stinkbugs with Ortho® Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Insect Killer, or ORTHO® RosePride® Insect, Disease & Mite Control. On edible plants and flowers, apply Ortho® Flower, Fruit & Vegetable Insect Killer. It protects the entire plant from sucking insects, including stinkbugs. On your roses and flowers, you can use ORTHO® RosePride® Insect, Disease & Mite Control. It's a dual-action, by-contact and systemic insect killer. Another option is to use Ortho® Bug-B-Gon MAX® Lawn & Garden Insect Killer. It kills stinkbugs on ornamentals, flowers, roses, shrubs, vegetables and fruit trees.
The name Stinkbug refers to several species of insect that excrete a bad odor when they feel threatened. Ranging in color from green to brown to grey, they live off the juices of young leaves and fruits. When they swarm, they can do considerable damage.
