How to Get Rid of Stink Bugs in Your Drapes
- 1). Fix any openings that stink bugs use to get into the home. Stink bugs often enter a home by the window, which is why they are found on drapes and curtains. Repair or cover up any holes in mesh screens. Use household silicone-latex caulk to fill in any cracks around windows, utility pipes and doors.
- 2). Identify stink bugs on the drapes to avoid killing the wrong type of bugs. Some similar-looking bugs, such as the spined soldier bug, are helpful to the environment, argues Purdue University entomologist Ric Bessin. BMSB are arrowhead-shaped brown and grey insects with long antennae clearly banded in dark and light colors.
- 3). Gather a broom or dustpan and brush, and paper towels to remove stink bugs from drapes. Gently push the bug with a brush into a dustpan or paper towel. Do not crush, kill or vacuum the bugs because they will release their terrible scent. Release bugs outside or flush them down the toilet.
- 4). Launder drapes if they smell like stink bug musk.
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