Comments on: How to repel stink bugs from citrus http://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/02/how-to-repel-stink-bugs-from-citrus/ Michael Mobbs Sustainable House Wed, 26 Aug 2015 00:04:47 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Siuwo http://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/02/how-to-repel-stink-bugs-from-citrus/comment-page-1/#comment-5839 Siuwo Sat, 24 Dec 2011 06:17:45 +0000 http://sustainablehouse.com.au/?p=1587#comment-5839 Yes, I discovered the best method is by hand pick them into a jar with a wide opening. The solution inside the jar consists of 50ml of water, three drops of washing detergent and 5ml of mineral turpentine. (If you do not have the turpentine the bugs will take a much longer time to ascend to heaven).

Actually I saved the goggles and the gloves. Instead of a rapid snatch to encourage them to spray German gas I press the infected leaf towards the jar opening with my hand covered the bug and slowly release the shoot. As the leaf withdraws the bug will be swept into the jar by the pressing hand.

I don’t waste the dead bugs – I use them to feed the colorful and friendly St. Andrew’s Cross spider by placing them on the web. I hope the bug got the Saint’s empowerment on the Journey to see Jesus.

]]> By: Lani http://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/02/how-to-repel-stink-bugs-from-citrus/comment-page-1/#comment-3349 Lani Sat, 26 Feb 2011 07:11:17 +0000 http://sustainablehouse.com.au/?p=1587#comment-3349 Stink bugs have been on my mind a lot this summer in Sydney (as you’ll see from my blog post below). I have found that drowning them is the quickest, least messy way. I tried the plastic bottle thing, hoping desperately that it would work, but it didn’t for me. Maybe too many bugs?
http://edibleurbangarden.blogspot.com/2011/02/hey-im-trying-to-kill-you-kindly.html

]]> By: Krissie http://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/02/how-to-repel-stink-bugs-from-citrus/comment-page-1/#comment-3265 Krissie Tue, 22 Feb 2011 04:15:12 +0000 http://sustainablehouse.com.au/?p=1587#comment-3265 Vaccuum them off!!!

]]> By: Stefan http://archive.sustainablehouse.com.au/2011/02/how-to-repel-stink-bugs-from-citrus/comment-page-1/#comment-3182 Stefan Thu, 17 Feb 2011 22:54:54 +0000 http://sustainablehouse.com.au/?p=1587#comment-3182 Another use for plastic bottles is for “Lacewing Hotels”. Lacewing larvae (or ‘antlions’) eat ants, whilst the adults eat aphids. The adults are beautiful, gossamer creatures. Here’s a link: http://www.gardenorganic.org.uk/growyourown/Activities/A31.pdf

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