Anyone dealing with a serious stink bug infestation will attest to the fact that while you can keep killing stink bugs left right and center, more and more will come to take their place. This can be frustrating, and it can seem impossible to stop the bug onslaught.
To eradicate stink bugs for good, it’s important to address the root causes of the stink bug infestation as well as killing the bugs themselves. Until you do this, the bugs will be there to stay.
It’s important to understand that you have to deny the bug’s access to your home to stop them from coming back. Firstly, go around your house and check for any spots that bugs may be able to get through, and seal them up with silicone, tape, or whatever you can find. Stink bugs are notorious for finding their way through tight spaces such as cracks in your brickwork or holes in your fly screen doors or windows.
Additionally, as stink bugs prefer to stay under the cover of foliage, clearing a space around the perimeter of your house will go a long way towards stopping the bugs from getting to your house in the first place. To do this, try to trim back any trees or bushes close to your house, and move any pot plants away. If you can create a perimeter of open ground around your house, the stink bugs will be reluctant to cross it to.
Secondly, there are a few things you can do inside your home to curb a stink bug invasion. As the odor of stink bugs acts as a pheromone to attract other bugs, squashing or disturbing bugs in your home will only hinder your cause. As stink bugs are attracted to light, it’s also a good idea to turn off any unnecessary lighting overnight to lessen its appeal to them.
If you can combine these long-term preventative strategies with the short-term strategies that I’ve outlined, you’ll be well on your way to reversing your stink bug infestation. There are many other strategies you’ll need under your belt. Be sure to call Coorparoo Pest Control professionals to eliminate stink bugs in your home and stopping them from ever returning.
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