Stinkbugs

[Larryr]

What can I do about Stinkbugs? They sting and lay eggs in tomatoes! I live in North carolina and I'am having a bad problem this year!
Helllllllppppppp!!!!!!!
Larryr

[Timmah!]

Welcome to Tomatoville.

[Tomatovator]

I've been using this stuff. The only one I could find that lists Stink Bugs as one it kills. I don't know if it is working or not but I had a lot of stink bugs last year and very few this year.
http://www.scotts.com/smg/catalog/pr...temId=cat50078

[feldon30]

Larry,

I know of really only 2 solutions.


Dustbuster

or the product that Tomatovator just linked.

[b54red]

Malathion seemed to get them a couple of years ago when I had them real bad but I don't like to use anything that strong.

[Larryr]

Thanks everyone,I will give it a try!

[matereater]

I thought Malathion was outlawed years ago?? I used to use it all the time but cant find it up here in Michigan anymore.

[snappybob]

I have had severe stink bug infestations for the last few years. This year was worse due to the fact that they arrived about a month early. I finally got some liquid Sevin and that knocked them down to just a few per plant. I may try the Ortho MAX next year. It only has a one day wait until harvest whereas Sevin states a 3 day wait.

[Suze]

Another option is Surround crop protectant, which is a finely milled kaolin clay that you mix with water and spray on the plants. It works by repelling insects, because they don't care much for that clay coating.

However, if you have a large number of plants, you may find it impractical, as it usually has to be reapplied after heavy rains.

I use it on my peppers, mainly to keep aphids under control, but have noticed it also does a fairly good job at keeping the stink and leaf footed bugs at bay too.

[riceke]

When they get out of control to the point of destroying all my tomatoes I dust with 10% Sevin dust. I have trouble using the liquid Sevin as it seems to clog up my sprayer. But Sevin seems to get rid of them.