yellow maters and stink bugs

trout250 · August 4, 2012

well i have pulled up all mt tomatoes except for about 5 small plants, I still have the STINk BUGS, when i pulled up the maters they just moved over to my peppers, I thinks its time for an all out war..

A quick question for all you gurus. I had about 4 cherokee plants and 4 of a yellow skinned and meated mater, both of these had fantastic taste the cherokee wanted to split around the top, so i had to keep a sharp eye on them to get a eatable one , the yellow ones,(don't know the name, which is part of my question) was really a meaty mater, and the stink bugs really liked it, so it was hard to get a good one. Have since learned that they ( stink bugs) like anything yellow.
If anyone can give me any help would sure appreciate it
Thanks Jim

Cole_Robbie · August 5, 2012

I am no guru; I just read a lot.

http://njaes.rutgers.edu/stinkbug/control.asp

At the present time, growers are applying pesticides belonging to one or two chemical classes, namely the pyrethroids and carbamates, in an attempt to save their crops. Chemical control is not considered desirable over the long-term, due to expected crop resistance to these chemicals and disruptions to integrated pest management (IPM) programs, but will play an immediate role in salvaging crop production and a limited, ongoing role in more sustainable management programs.

I was going to say that Sevin would kill them. Apparently they do develop resistance after time. You could also try spraying them with soapy water, or vacuuming them off with a shop-vac with some soapy water inside it.

The eggs they showed in that link are white. The ones I get on my pumpkins are red. They are patches of little dots on the undersides of leaves. You can crush them by hand, but obviously that's a lot of work.

trout250 · August 5, 2012

several of the sites that i have visied trying to find a solution, say not to crush them in your garden as the smell they put off will draw more bugs, I have tried sevin wetable spray, works just a little while, the soapy water with a little bleach added will work for about 2 days, these are hard shelled dudes and the soapy water does not seem to have a big ffect as it does on bees etc.

August 4, 2012	#1
trout250 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Apr 2012 Location: houston tx Posts: 21	yellow maters and stink bugs well i have pulled up all mt tomatoes except for about 5 small plants, I still have the STINk BUGS, when i pulled up the maters they just moved over to my peppers, I thinks its time for an all out war.. A quick question for all you gurus. I had about 4 cherokee plants and 4 of a yellow skinned and meated mater, both of these had fantastic taste the cherokee wanted to split around the top, so i had to keep a sharp eye on them to get a eatable one , the yellow ones,(don't know the name, which is part of my question) was really a meaty mater, and the stink bugs really liked it, so it was hard to get a good one. Have since learned that they ( stink bugs) like anything yellow. If anyone can give me any help would sure appreciate it Thanks Jim

August 5, 2012	#2
Cole_Robbie Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2012 Location: Illinois, zone 6 Posts: 8,407	I am no guru; I just read a lot. http://njaes.rutgers.edu/stinkbug/control.asp At the present time, growers are applying pesticides belonging to one or two chemical classes, namely the pyrethroids and carbamates, in an attempt to save their crops. Chemical control is not considered desirable over the long-term, due to expected crop resistance to these chemicals and disruptions to integrated pest management (IPM) programs, but will play an immediate role in salvaging crop production and a limited, ongoing role in more sustainable management programs. I was going to say that Sevin would kill them. Apparently they do develop resistance after time. You could also try spraying them with soapy water, or vacuuming them off with a shop-vac with some soapy water inside it. The eggs they showed in that link are white. The ones I get on my pumpkins are red. They are patches of little dots on the undersides of leaves. You can crush them by hand, but obviously that's a lot of work.