Learn About Stink Bug Extermination

by William Campbell,
Stink Bug Expert

Stink bugs, especially the brown marmorated stink bug, are a major source of concern for the agriculture industry. Farmers aren’t idiots, every single one of them is capable of looking at the way that the stink bug is reproducing and knows that it is only a matter of time before the entire country is infested with the bugs.

Since no one wants to see the stink bug population get even more out of control, farmers in the areas where there are currently strong populations of stink bugs are looking at different methods to reduce their ranks.

The simplest way to get rid of these bugs is with a massive dose of pesticide. It would only take a few applications of pesticide and the numbers of them would be greatly reduced indeed. I've no doubt that this would not hurt a single crop farmer's feelings.

The reason this is not done is because it is not without risk. The first concern is the impact it will have on both the crops and the people who eat them. Many people believe firmly in organic farming and are opposed to the widespread use of pesticides. The more pressing concern the farmers have, however, is what other species of insects will be wiped out by the pesticide?

The other extermination technique is the use of natural predators. The problem with this is that there just are not that many things that are willing to eat the stinkbug.

Right now, farmers in the Mid-Atlantic States are trying to work out ways that they can introduce a few of the things that do feed off the bugs. For example, the main natural predators that can be used in the extermination of stink bugs are the praying mantis, a species of predatory wasps, and several species of birds, including the European grackle.

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