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Stink bugs look pretty thorny and cause you to grimace with their characteristic odor. While they may not cause significant harm in your garden, stink bugs will become a nuisance once they land in your home. Pesticides can have negative consequences, but fortunately we can get rid of stink bugs with natural methods. Here are a few suggestions for you.

Steps

Method 1 of 3: Natural insecticides

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   Spread diatomite soil. Spread this powder both indoors and outdoors, concentrating on entrances such as windows, doors, and other areas where stink bugs often gather.
   • Diatomite soil is a naturally occurring sedimentary rock. In diatomite soil, there are silicon dioxide, aluminum oxide and iron oxide.
   • This powder is used to kill many insects, including stink bugs. It destroys the protective wax on the insect's exoskeleton, the main cause of which the insect becomes dehydrated.
   • Look for diatomite soils that have not undergone heat treatment, as heat treatments often lose insecticidal efficiency.
   • In addition to spreading diatomite soil where stink bugs often gather, you can also sprinkle this powder directly on the stink bugs when you see them.

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   Make a garlic juice. Mix 2 cups (500 ml) of water with 4 teaspoons (20 ml) of garlic powder in a spray bottle. Spray this solution on leaves, window sills, and other places where stink bugs hang out.
   • Stink bugs do not like the strong smell of garlic and often stay away from areas that smell like garlic. Garlic only repels insects without destroying them.
   • You can also chop garlic cloves and spread them around the stink hiding places.

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   Repel stink bugs with mint. Dissolve 10 drops of peppermint oil with 2 cups (500 ml) of water in a spray bottle. Spray the solution on entrances and places where stink bugs often hide.
   • Like garlic, mint only acts as a repellant, not a poison. However, a strong scent can keep stink bugs away.
   • Instead of peppermint oil, you can use 1 teaspoon (10 ml) of mint leaf powder.

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   Use cat mint leaves. Sprinkle cat mint leaf powder around your garden and home, focusing on areas most susceptible to stink bugs.
   • Catnip is also a substance that keeps stink bugs away without killing them.
   • Cat peppermint is an herb that you can grow in your garden without having to buy it if you have the time and concern to prevent stink bugs.

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   Spray the stink bugs with soapy water. Dissolve 1 liter of hot water with 3/4 cup (180 ml) of mild dish soap. Spray the solution directly on the stink bugs or places where they often gather.
   • Soap kills stink bugs by destroying their outer protective layer and dehydrating them.
   • Anti-bacterial soap can also be used, but it contains more chemicals than regular soap. Mild dish soap is often considered the most natural and safe choice.

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   Use neem oil. Dissolve 1 liter of warm water with 1-2 teaspoons (5-10 ml) of neem oil in a spray bottle. Spray the solution on leaves, windowsills, entrances to homes and stink hiding areas.
   • You may need to use neem oil after a week to see the effects. Neem oil works by disrupting the insects' eating and mating instincts, as a result, adult stink bugs exposed to neem oil gradually starve and cannot lay eggs.
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Method 2 of 3: Eliminate manually

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   Use a vacuum cleaner to remove stink bugs. Vacuum stink bugs with an industrial vacuum cleaner or a household vacuum cleaner with a trash bag. Remove the garbage bag and empty it immediately.
   • After smoking stink bugs, a vacuum cleaner can store stink odors for weeks or months. So you should not use the vacuum cleaner without the garbage bag that is commonly used indoors.
   • Empty the garbage bag into a larger garbage bag and tie it tightly.
   • Alternatively, you can wrap a leather sock around the vacuum cleaner. Use elastic straps to fix the socks and tuck them into the tube. Once the sock is fixed, stink bugs will become trapped inside the sock instead of entering the vacuum cleaner's filter. You can remove the sock, tie the top of the sock and throw it away.

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   Beat down stink bugs in soapy water. Fill 1/4 of a 4 liter bucket with water. Dissolve 1 teaspoon (5 ml) of dish soap or liquid soap. Place the bucket under the climbing stink bugs and put on gloves to put them down the bucket containing the soap solution.
   • Soap will make it difficult for insects to move and will eventually drown in the water.
   • Among the effective methods to get rid of stink bugs, this is probably the most “odorless” option, since bugs are killed quite quickly.

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   "Kill" the stink bugs with an electric insect trap machine. Install this unit in the roof or in other dark places according to the manufacturer's instructions. Turn on the device at night and sweep the next morning or use vacuum to vacuum stink bugs.
   • Insect traps trap stink bugs and other insects by attracting them into strong light. When they are caught in the trap, they will be instantly electrocuted.

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   Place fly traps along entrances. Place fly traps along windowsills, cracks, vents, and other entrances you see. Check the trap every day, dispose of it when it is sticky, and replace if necessary.
   • Since this does not kill stink bugs quickly, trapped stink bugs may release their signature stench after being caught.
   • If you don't have a fly trap, you can use double-sided tape.

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   Drop stink bugs into an empty water bottle. Grab an empty water bottle, open the bottle cap and place it close to the stink bug.
   • Use a water bottle to collect stink bugs and other bugs.
   • Close the bottle tightly.
   • Place a water bottle with bugs in the freezer (the drawer does not contain food). One frozen night is enough to kill stink bugs.
   • When the stink bugs are frozen to death, you can either dump the stink bugs in the trash or throw them out and reuse the water bottle.
   • Another way is to pour some dish soap into an empty water bottle and reuse the water bottle to catch as many stink bugs as possible. Catching stink bugs on vertical surfaces is usually successful if you place the open bottle under the stink bug. When stink bugs come in contact with soap, they will suffocate.
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Method 3 of 3: Prevent stink bugs from entering your home

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   Close windows and doors. Seal any cracks and crevices in windows and door edges with glue.
   • The most common stink entrances to homes include windows, doors, baseboards and ceiling lights. Sealing or repairing openings will significantly reduce the number of stink bugs crawling across your home.

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   Install protective mesh in the ventilation holes. Use nets to cover vents, fireplace chimneys, and other open areas to the outside.

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   Fill all holes. The holes larger than 2.5 cm in diameter need to be filled.
   • The quick adhesives may be sufficient to seal the small holes in the screen. Specially designed patches often come with kits and instructions on how to use them.

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   Clean the window screens with fabric softener. Use a regular piece of scented paper and rub it on the window and door screens each day until the stink problem is resolved.
   • Fabric softening fragrances with a particularly strong scent can be more effective than fragrances without perfumes or with only mild scents. The goal here is to get rid of the stink bugs by attacking their sense of smell with a strong scent.
   • This is thought to reduce stink populations by as much as 80% within a week or two.

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   Gather the bugs into damp towels outdoors. Hang a wet towel on the outdoor bench in the late afternoon. In the morning, a large number of stink bugs from your yard will gather on the towel.
   • You can put a towel on a railing, an empty planter pot, tree branch, or any other surface in the yard. Vertical hanging is better than horizontal.
   • Finish off the stink bugs on the towels by quickly dipping the entire towel together with the bugs in a bucket of soapy water.

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   Kill some bugs outside. Put on old shoes and step on stink bugs or crush them with a stone.
   • Know that there will be a stink of stink bugs. When killed, stink bugs will release a strong odor.
   • Dead stink bugs will warn other stink bugs in the area and they will stay away.
   • You should only kill stink bugs outside, as the stink will dissolve more easily in the air than indoors.

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   Control has a rabies. Eliminate or remove garden weeds.
   • Weeds often attract stink bugs. Reducing the presence of weeds in your yard or flower beds will make your garden less attractive to stink bugs, so they will be less likely to come. Fewer stink bugs in your garden also mean fewer stink bugs in your home.

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   Attract animals that hunt for bugs. Wild stink predators include parasitic flies, wasps, birds, toads, spiders and mantis.
   • Planting wild flowers and herbs. These plants attract parasitic flies and wasps.
   • Attract birds, toads, spiders and mantises with flowers and perennial herb plants.
   • You can also order mantis through promotional publications. Catching bugs, a natural enemy that eats eggs from stink bugs, can also be obtained this way.
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Warning

• Do not crush stink bugs in your home. The stench we release will last a long time, and you will soon regret it.

What you need

• Diatomite soil
• Garlic or clove powder
• Country
• Aerosol
• Mint oil or crushed mint leaves
• Peppermint cat
• Dishwashing liquid
• Neem oil
• Vacuum cleaner
• Knee-length socks
• Elastic
• Shove
• Electric insect trap machine
• Fly-sticky traps
• Adhesive
• Door screens
• Fast adhesive
• Scented paper
• Towels