Stink Bug Removal and Stink Bug Control Service in NJ
Stink
bug, is an insect in the family Pentatomidae,
and is native to China Mainland. It was
accidentally introduced into the United States
in 1998. The stink bug is considered to be an
agricultural pest.
The adults are approximately ⅝ inch long and the
underside is white or pale tan, sometimes with
gray or black markings. The legs are brown with
faint white banding. The stink glands are
located on the underside of the thorax, between
the first and second pair of legs.
It is an agricultural pest that can cause
widespread damage to fruit and vegetable crops.
In Japan it is a pest to soybean and fruit
crops. In the US, the stink bug feeds, beginning
in late May or early June, on a wide range of
fruits, vegetables, and other host plants
including peaches, apples, green beans,
soybeans, cherry, raspberries, and pears. It is
a sucking insect, a "true bug", that uses its
proboscis to pierce the host plant in order to
feed. This feeding results, in part, in the
formation of small, necrotic areas on the outer
surface of fruits but ranges from leaf
stippling, cat-facing on tree fruits, seed loss,
and transmission of plant pathogens.
The stink bug is more likely to invade homes in
the fall than others in the family. The stink
bug survives the winter as an adult by entering
houses and structures when fall evenings start
to turn cold. Adults can live for several years
and look for buildings to overwinter in that
shield them from the elements. They will work
their way under siding, into soffits, around
window and door frames, under roof shingles and
into any crawl space or attic vent which has
openings big enough to fit through. Once inside
the house they will go into a state of
hibernation where they wait for winter to pass,
but often the warmth inside the house causes
them to become active, especially in winter
months, and they will fly clumsily around light
fixtures.
The stinkbug's ability to emit a vile odor
through holes in its abdomen is a defense
mechanism meant to prevent it from being eaten
by birds and lizards. However, simply jostling
the bug, cornering it, scaring or injuring it,
or attempting to remove it from one's house can
"set it off". Squashing it is a surefire way of
expelling its noxious odor.
Contact Alco NJ Pest Control Now Call us today at (973)-540-9944 or(201)-261-7566 for same-day pest control and animal services for homes and offices located in New Jersey.
Alco Pest Control are a locally based New Jersey Pest and Animal control company servicing all of New Jersey. We provide pest control and animal control in the following areas:
