stink bugs

mountain homestead · August 17, 2006

I've been noticing some pretty severe stink bug bite damage ( I believe) to my maters, I pick them off when I see them but I know in no way am I getting all of them. I did a search in garden diseases and pests and only found one reference to neem as control. Is that my only option, are the maters edible.

travis · August 17, 2006

I just can't get get shut of the memory of eatin' a stink bug in my green beans in the 6th grade ...

Since then every stink bug in the world is my mortal enemy.

squish ... flick ... stomp

But I find them more a threat to the taste buds on blackberries than tomatoes. Their stench just doesn't seem to linger as long on tomato skins.

PV

gardengalrn · August 18, 2006

I also have a TERRIBLE stink bug problem. I do Neem although I have not helped my cause this year as I have been pretty neglectful due to work/family. As far as I know, it doesn't make them inedible but in some cases the fruit are so unappealing that I don't bother. The white spots are tough and tasteless so depending on how desperate you are for a homegrown tomato...it certainly takes away from the taste.

Fert1 · August 18, 2006

We also get lots of these things. Sometimes they even come into the house. One had the audacity to crawl into my hair while I was napping in my recliner one day. Then when I felt it, panicked and smacked at it. The nasty little thing sprayed me with some sort of stinky solution. I didn't even know they could do that. I had to wash my hair a number of times, and still didn't get the smell completely out. It had to air out for a day or two before it was completely gone. The nerve! They've been my mortal enemies ever since.

feldon30 · August 20, 2006

Stink Bugs and Leaf-footed Bugs both have that sickly sweet smell when handled or squished, but I find the smell disappates rather quickly. You can spray the bugs with soapy water, neem, or just use a handheld vacuum cleaner to suck em up.

Fert1 · August 21, 2006

It didn't dissipate quickly from my hair, but hair is very porous. That's one reason I hate to be around cigarette smoke, hair will pick up the odor very quickly. I hate smelling like cigarettes when I don't even smoke.

Polar_Lace · August 21, 2006

The many colors of 'Stink Bugs'

brown marmorated stink bug

PDF: Stink Bug Pest Alert

August 17, 2006	#1
mountain homestead Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: temperate rain forest in coquille, oregon Posts: 50	stink bugs I've been noticing some pretty severe stink bug bite damage ( I believe) to my maters, I pick them off when I see them but I know in no way am I getting all of them. I did a search in garden diseases and pests and only found one reference to neem as control. Is that my only option, are the maters edible. __________________ Peace, Love and Vegetable Rights from Mountain Homestead

August 18, 2006	#3
gardengalrn Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Kansas, zone 5 Posts: 524	I also have a TERRIBLE stink bug problem. I do Neem although I have not helped my cause this year as I have been pretty neglectful due to work/family. As far as I know, it doesn't make them inedible but in some cases the fruit are so unappealing that I don't bother. The white spots are tough and tasteless so depending on how desperate you are for a homegrown tomato...it certainly takes away from the taste. __________________ ~Lori "Most folks are about as happy as they make up their minds to be." -Abraham Lincoln

August 18, 2006	#4
Fert1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7 Posts: 543	We also get lots of these things. Sometimes they even come into the house. One had the audacity to crawl into my hair while I was napping in my recliner one day. Then when I felt it, panicked and smacked at it. The nasty little thing sprayed me with some sort of stinky solution. I didn't even know they could do that. I had to wash my hair a number of times, and still didn't get the smell completely out. It had to air out for a day or two before it was completely gone. The nerve! They've been my mortal enemies ever since. __________________ Holly

August 20, 2006	#5
feldon30 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Rock Hill, SC Posts: 5,346	Stink Bugs and Leaf-footed Bugs both have that sickly sweet smell when handled or squished, but I find the smell disappates rather quickly. You can spray the bugs with soapy water, neem, or just use a handheld vacuum cleaner to suck em up. __________________ [SIZE="3"]I've relaunched my gardening website -- [B]TheUnconventionalTomato.com[/B][/SIZE] * [I][SIZE="1"]*I'm not allowed to post weblinks so you'll have to copy-paste it manually.[/SIZE][/I]

August 21, 2006	#6
Fert1 Tomatovillian™ Join Date: May 2006 Location: Upstate SC, Zone 7 Posts: 543	It didn't dissipate quickly from my hair, but hair is very porous. That's one reason I hate to be around cigarette smoke, hair will pick up the odor very quickly. I hate smelling like cigarettes when I don't even smoke. __________________ Holly

August 17, 2006	#2
travis Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Evansville, IN Posts: 2,984	I just can't get get shut of the memory of eatin' a stink bug in my green beans in the 6th grade ... Since then every stink bug in the world is my mortal enemy. squish ... flick ... stomp But I find them more a threat to the taste buds on blackberries than tomatoes. Their stench just doesn't seem to linger as long on tomato skins. PV

August 21, 2006	#7
Polar_Lace Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Z8b, Texas Posts: 657	The many colors of 'Stink Bugs' brown marmorated stink bug PDF: Stink Bug Pest Alert __________________ It's not how many seeds you sow. Nor how many plants you transplant. It's about how many of them can survive your treatment of them.