are preparing to take a winter vacation in the cozy warmth of your home. Are you ready to control this smelly nuisance? Worry no more, Mosquito Squad’s “busters” are here to help rid you of this annoying pest!
1. Prevent stink bugs from getting inside your home to overwinter. During the summer, use caulk to seal any cracks around windows, doors, utility access points, chimneys, siding, trim and fascia. Seal attic and foundation vents and weep holes with wire mesh or screening. If the stink bugs have already invaded your home, then do not seal all of the cracks, as this will trap the bugs indoors.
2. Control stink bugs once they get inside by caulking around baseboards, exhaust fans, light fixtures, and trim to prevent stink bugs from accessing interior rooms.
3. Vacuum! If you spot a stink bug, dead or alive, vacuum it up. Do not step on it as they will release their foul odor as a defense mechanism and also upon death..
4. Spot spray plants that are damaged while the stink bugs feed with an appropriate insecticide. The most common time to spot plant damage caused by a hungry stink bug is late July and August.
5. Control stink bugs before they get inside by spot treating with a microencapsulated or wettable powder insecticide around windows, doors, attic vents, and other locations in the early fall and spring. Also, screen and caulk from the inside, especially potential stink bug access areas that are too high to reach safely from outdoors.
6. Call Mosquito Squad for stink bug relief (571) 830-8002!
If stink bugs die inside your walls, attic, or other recesses, other insects, such as carpet beetles, will invade and feed on the dead stink bugs. This is why prevention and control are so important. Please feel free to contact us here at Mosquito Squad if you would like more information or if you would like help in controlling this smelly nuisance!
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