)So last night when it got dark, I set up a stinkbug trap: A large clear glass bowl filled with very soapy water, with a bright light shining directly on it. I used glass because that way the light glows through it. Within the first hour, it had four stinkbugs floating in it. But when I got up this AM, it was still just the same four. So is that all there were? Were there more, but their four dead companions warned them off? or?
But I did notice this AM that the water had a bunch of little blue eggs in it, so presumably one or more of the dead ones was a gravid female. So LOTS of stinkbugs that didn't live to hatch out!
I'm going to try it again tonight with a white plastic bowl. I saw in the fungus gnat thread, someone saying white works best for them. See if there are more of them!
At least it makes me feel safer in the bedroom! They seemed to keep appearing in there and once Jamie had one on her pillow!
euww, euww! If the trap is on, they are more likely to be over there by the light than by us!
So far they've been minimal in our area this spring. I'm hoping that means the harsh winter had some perks. Did you find the white bowl method to be effective?