Jun 07, 2011 00:06
A local television station publicized instructions for making the BEST trap for brown marmolated stink bugs. It looked fairly simple so I bought the necessary items (mostly masking tape, little LED lights and empty two liter plastic soda bottles). Drank six liters of cherry soda. Assembled three traps.
The traps have been doing their thing for the past 24 hours, but it hasn't been very impressive. So far they've trapped one marmolated stink bug. I, on the other hand, have managed to nab half a dozen of the little boogers with my handy-dandy jar trap. If you want a really effective stink bug trap that costs virtually nothing, here are the instructions:
Empty a jar. Any jar will do. Rinse it out.
Here are the instructions for its use:
Keep jar with you. When you see a brown marmolated stink bug, pick it up and put it in the jar. Replace lid.