Cheap DIY Stink Bug Trap
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- Sensible Prepper Presents: Cheap DIY Stink Bug Trap.Halyomorpha Halys (aka Stink Bugs) can be real pest and killing them cause a terrible odor. This is a Cheap and Easy way to trap them and get rid of them.
Here are the items you'll need:
Empty 2 Liter Plastic Soda Bottle
Battery Power Press Button Light
Electrical Tape
Masking Tape
Razor
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If you use the bottom from a second bottle underneath the first, you can put the light in the second bottom piece, which makes it easier to re-use without have to deal with emptying the stink bug since light is separate from where the stink bugs are trapped.
I have done this 10 years ago, can even make one with a smaller pop bottle with to catch fruit flies. For this on add some pc of fruit in the bottom. It works. For Stink bugs walking up where you can't reach them, say on the ceiling use the same kind of trap with a stick taped to it so you can reach them. Put some dawn dish soap in it with some water to drown them. I also use vinegar in the bottle to kill them. Then just stand the bottle up in a corner with the stick on it for next time. Good Luck ! 😉 For the one with a light make one with a false bottom and paint the one one the bottom and paint it black. This way you don't have to dig you light out. Just change the top bottle.
THANK GOD FOR PEOPLE LIKE YOU!!! I got to try this out when Spring comes!!! You sir, have saved my life!
Buy a three gallon pump sprayer. Fill it with water, and about 6 ounces of the blue Dawn detergent. Spray them down. Works on all bugs. Won't kill them immediately, but the surfactant will eventually suffocate them. Works great on my porch. Kill wasps too. Non toxic to my dogs. Does not damage surfaces. Smells good.
The problem with spraying detergent is that it gets into streams and such, which then messes with local ecosystems. Detergents dissolve the mucus on fish (making them more susceptible to infection), kill bugs we don't want to kill, and make it easier for agricultural chemicals to get into the water.
My house was full of these things last year.
Thanks for the video. I will definitely be trying this!
It’s awesome
They are NOT my friends. Ready to try this and have my home back! I heard they die in the cold so I'll try this and once I catch some I'll set the whole thing outside overnight and then dump out the bugs into a Kroger bag, put into the dumpster outside, then start over in my house again with the same bottle. Praying for everyone. Peace!!!
LED "PUCK" lights are $1.00 at Dollar Tree stores!!!
thanks for the tip
I made the same exact trap last year, the only modification I performed was putting the LED light in a small zip-lock sandwich bag, to keep it clean from stink bug poo. I set it in my garage and let it run until the light died, it didn't catch a single bug, and I routinely have to use a leaf blower to remove the dead stink bugs from my garage and shed. I've yet to find a single trap that actually works. I've been battling stink bugs annually for 6 years now and the only thing that really works is insecticide.
Thanks for the video! My room one night had 8 stink bugs in it so in the morning I made this. In the first 10 minutes I caught one. Once again, thanks for the idea.
Thabks Sootch! Totally going to use this for our garden as they just LOVE seating our gourds and squash.
Just wanted to clarify that those aren’t stink bugs - they’re squash bugs! To get rid of them you have to check the undersides of the leaves and look for copper/bronze colored groups of eggs. Get a bucket of warm soapy water and a clear plastic spoon. Scrape the eggs off with a plastic spoon after pouring some soapy water on the eggs to dissolve the adhesive and dump them right in the bucket. If you see a group of tiny black things that almost look like spiders on the leaves crush them all, those are the babies. If you see other stink bugs use the spoon and make them fall into the bucket.
Spray Neem Oil on the undersides of the leaves to repel and kill the bugs also without causing damage to the plant - it’s natural and not a harsh pesticide.
Thank you so much. I live in NC. And i have. Real problem with those damn bugs. This will help out a lot
Thanks man. These things are so annoying and I think your idea has been the best yet.
Thank you! I learned Stink bugs lay eggs on the underside of leaves. Check any houseplants one had outside over the summer before bringing them indoors!
solar powered walk lights from walmart - recharges in the daytime, burns for about 8 hours at night.
At least no batteries to mess with.
Great idea! I didn't realize squirrels were so saavvy!!
@@SurferTomRI Actually squirrels are pretty smart.
My house has been infested with stink bugs and or Asian beetles for the last several years in the fall. I had never thought too look up trapping them until this year. I found my first how to build a stink bug trap when they first showed up this fall. Whoever thought of this trapping method is a genius.
Oh my goodness thank you I needed this the other one I tried didn't work but this new and improved way is amazing great video keep up the good work:)
Stink Bug Trap. Two big thumbs up!!
this is awesome. i don't have stink bugs but i do have box elders which are similar and i bet it works for them too.
Thank you. Long live The Republic!
Nick Searcy tells us how to catch stink bugs. I half expect Boyd Crowder to show up and kill them.
Good info.
You know, since my baby left me,
I've found a new place to dwell.
Its down at Sootch's shop.
Its called 'The Stink Bug Hotel'
Thankyah.
Thankyah vereh much-ah!
I make up silly songs for everything, my grandchildren love it "when it's not about them lol"
Thank you, Sootch, spent the day hunting them... 1 female bug breeds 400, got to squish them.
I like how you used some thinner pieces of green tape to give it more of a decorative charm
I think I'd tape the light on underneath and put some water with a little detergent in it inside the trap. Then with a lot of tape around the light to prevent light leak, you can turn it on and off easier.
Rebecca Putman I'm going to try this, I freaked out a sprayed one with Lysol and bleach this morning I think it was dying from the chemicals.
Bag your air conditioners when you take them in for the winter.... was a large source of the stink bugs getting in and having to deal with them through the colder months.
Great idea got to try it.
My minnow traps for fishing a set up almost the same way except I use two 2liter tops so you can get the fish out of the bottom.
Nice thanks for the information 😀
When full of bugs, fill with tannerite and shoot!
Good idea! I bet it works for June Bugs too.
So creative!
Very clever. THX.
It’s a beautiful thing
I do the same thing for flies. Put dog poop in the bottom. The can't get out and I just through it way after a couple days and make a new one. I just don't tape the top and bottom together. :)
great vid sootch
Awesome! I live in the same general region, and these things are so freakin annoying! Now they're gonna pay... lol
This just changed my life Thank you
I live in the Pacific w and never saw these till 2012. All of a sudden I've got these disgusting things everywhere! Here it is Feb. '15 and there in my house, gives me the creeps especially when I wake up and there's one on my bedside table staring at me like it can't wait for breakfast, redressed gross! Can't wait to try this trap!! Think it will work for fruit flies too?
I love your videos
thank you great invention
* NOTICE; Does not work on siblings. *
Thank you for this. Going to share this video with my aunt in Italy as they are a nuisance there.
On a side note, one time we were eating outside at my aunts and my little nephew chewed one by accident haha.
I like you stink bug guy. You are useful. Thank you.
Pretty cool.
You're a genius
good job.. i need to make these
OMG IT WORKSSS THANK you!!!
Good video! I hate those damn things. They get into everything (even my robe!)
A Shop vac with a drywall dust bag works well too. LOL
when i first saw this video come up i thought it said cheap DIY stink bomb
You should do a "top ten uses for bungie cords" please
some reall usefulideas1 thankws!!!
Hello: I saw that same trap with I am thinking sugar water to trap yellow jackets.
HELLO LOVE IT
how do you empty it and reuse / change batteries?
We don't have those much here in Southern Nevada but we do have scorpions. Easiest way to get rid of them is take away their food source. That is a clever little trap though.
I think I'd tape the light to the bottom, turning it on first, then fill the bottom with soapy water. That way it will drown them as they come in. Yeah, you'll have to retape to turn the light off and on, but some 2" electrical tape will probably be good for a few times of reuse.
Shouldn’t the light be on outside, underneath so you can reuse it, especially if outside in the wet?
You can do the same thing for Wasps/Hornets, instead of a light, add in some soda or sugary drink, and hang them up! Best traps ever!
Great idea!
Plug up the hole and give it a shake, could be used as a back massager after a hard day at work
Yeah its the same trap for fruit flies as well but you put some apple juice or anything sweet smelling at the bottom and it will attract all the fruit flies and they can't fly out.
@@katicus7987 And a few drops of clear dish soap to make it a bit sticky so the fruit flies can't get out. You can actually do that in a small cup for fruit flies, cover it with plastic wrap, and cut a few holes it it, even large holes. The fruit flies get in, but can't get out.
Is this good for outdoors? I need to get rid of them in my garden
This is great but how do you empty it? And where do you let them go at or just leave it there until it’s just full and then trash the whole trap?
I use the same thing but I put sugar and water but I use it for wasp and yellow jackets
Now what do you do with it? How do you get your light back?
Hi I'm from Down Under Australia, we have a red stinkbug "harlequin bugs" that get inside and invade veggie gardens looking to spread bacterial crap into the soil. I'm hoping this trap will work, the more I kill the more I am happy. They are smart, they never bothered with me until I started killing them, now when one sees me it starts running (maybe they know this from bug school lol)
Which color bottle works better clear are green.
Can you do a houseflies trap??? Appreciate a video of it! :-)
Just a question..... What does the stink bug stink smell like?
Thanks for this video. It's 10F Degrees where I am I've already found a few in my house! Creepy crawley little monsters from hell. But what do you do with hem after you catch them? And what do they smell like when they die?
I'm going to try this. I hate those lil bastards. They get into everything.
My cat tried to eat one....that was amusing though, lol.
Very good idea. I hate those things!!
Good idea....I hate those bugs
After all those knives you have reviewed you're using that safety knife lol. I honestly didn't even know a stink bug infestation was a thing. what did you do with them after they were caught?
Can this work outside in trees?
Great idea, I hate those things!
get rid of the light and add some gravel you can use this system as a fish trap, working much like an eel basket
Will this work for Kudzu bugs? They are infesting my pecan trees.
Never going to get that light back, but it’s worth it. What about those Japanese beetles?
They like sunflowers too
I drank one that had crawled into my water cup during the night. The taste stays with ya for awhile...but I'm still alive.
I would flip
10 in a couple days! Wow
Thanks Sootch
Alternative to the click light is to use a solar LED outdoor light, break it down so the light is inside with the panel outside to charge up during the daytime. You could also put a small bit of Dawn soap in the lower bits of the 2 liter, that will insure they die fast.
And how to get rid of them after trapping?
What do you do once you've trapped them? Plug it and wait for them to die?
mikebee02 You can put the whole thing in your freezer for an hour or two and they will freeze to death.
I feel pretty lucky .I have never seen one ever :)))
Stink bugs aren't as nasty as wasps, as you can imagine. They are just annoying as all get out. There are so many of them in an infestation... Almost overwhelmed by numbers and their defensive stink!
I didn't either till they showed up in my neck of the woods
wpherigo1 I had one bite me once
Nathan Sauerbier what! They bite?!?!!
You couldn't post this a month or two ago? The stink bugs are all gone now, Sootch! XD
We still have them here!
***** Where at? I'm in east TN. and they seem to have basically gone away. We still have a few of them here and there, but a month ago, you couldn't get away from them. I must have had near 1,000 of them on my house at one time!
Up till it started raining yesterday, we still had them in Vancouver WA area. Not as bad as a month ago, but still a very noticeable presence.
JunkfoodZombie Pennsylvania
Hi Brandon, I'm in 5 corners, we still have them in the house in Feb. What part of Vancouver are you in? Nice to 'see' a local face.
it kinda looks like something you could catch some small minnows with if you add some bait instead of the light
Do you throw it in a bonfire after, or?
You can trap insects like bees or wasps if you leave some coke in the bottom of the bottle and don't put a light in
That also works for bees if you put something sticky in the bottom
works well for fruit flys to but instead of light for bait use juice that has gone off
Thanks Sootch! Do you happen to know where these stink bugs come from?
In many cases, they’re an invasive species from Asia. Mostly China, and Japan. If you live in a fairly agricultural region, they can be a serious crop damage problem for soy bean, and corn producers. They’re disgusting pests.
Robert Twiss Stink Bugs are native to China, Japan, Korea and other Asian regions (according to Wikipedia), but in September 1998, some Stink Bugs were collected in Allentown, *Pennsylvania* and were "accidently introduced" to that part of the US. Over the years, they have spread outward and by 2012, Stink Bugs were being seen in *California, Washington, & Oregon.* They are annoying and a nuisance (stating the obvious, I know....lol) but they are harmless to humans and pets/animals. They do eat plants, though, and have destroyed crops. Stink bugs are (unfortunately) able to survive long periods of cold or heat, and also withstand long periods without eating. (They get their water from plants when they consume the plants).
Have anyone tried raid fogger for those annoying pests?
why not use a solar light Walmart 1.00
A lot better than the nasty pesticides we sprayed. Better for kids and pets. I would grease the top inside with vaseline.
It would have made a bit more sense to put the light at the bottom. Then you can keep and replace the light afterwards.
Just wondering, has anyone tried adding some type of bug insecticide on a cotton ball dropped down inside of the bottle just to the side of the light to kill the stink bugs after they get in the trap. If so, how did it do? And is it a good , or bad idea?
Here in Georgia, we are covered up with them. They even cover the outside of the house and come inside as well. I try getting them to crawl up on a piece of paper and shake them off just outside the door. Everyone knows what they smell like if you make them mad or squish them. If not, It's Horrible!
I just thought I'd let some that aren't aware that the same type lights are available at the Dollar Tree. So, for $1, it's a much better deal. They also carry the electrical tape and masking tape. But, I'm not sure if the Dollar Tree Stores are everywhere in the United States. I haven't looked, but the Dollar General, Family Dollar, or some other discount stores may carry them for a bit less than $5.
Thanks for the video.
Rest assured, Dollar Tree stores are EVERYWHERE!
I would put the bulb in there, an AC unit and let them burn as they fall in the hole, Instant creamation? Lol !!!
What about they fly ？
Wonder if this would work for ladybugs, seems like it would work for a lot of bugs. I've seen a similar trap for carpenter bees. But really damn ladybugs are everywhere not so much since its got cooler, but I've several peoples homes around here with hundreds or even thousands of them.
Sell them to people out here in the PNW, we love them because they eat aphids & such, they aren't natural to this part of the country., we love them more than insecticide.
Is this sootch?
Fortunately my nose don't work so good 'cause stink bugs are thick 'round these parts every Fall. My home is a big stink bug nest.