Stink bugs

[Rwise]

I have been fighting stink bugs for many years, and every so often I go looking for newer info on them as I found here

https://www.sciencemag.org/news/2018/08/scientists-spent-years-plan-import-wasp-kill-stinkbugs-then-it-showed-its-own

This tiny wasp kills them by laying their eggs in the eggs of the stink bug.
Where can I purchase some of these or can I not purchase them?

[desertdan]

Try Arbico Organics. They probably have them.

[desertdan]

Call them they may have similar. You could get some grasshopper mice. They are called wolves of the desert. Their favorite foods are stink beetles and scorpions.

[Rwise]

I'll give that a google, never heard of them.

[Rwise]

LOL, I think I'll pass on howling mice and keep the scorpions. How long before the hawks catch on to the howl? Or my rat dogs?

[Rwise]

Here is what stink bug damage does to a nice healthy plant in short order. They strip the bark off and then whats above that point is dead. I killed 6 or 7 this morning, all the brown ones, mostly on the mater plant. As far as I can tell it was just 1 of these dastardly bugs that did all this damage. And the plants next to them are from the same cross, but the one they like is stinky shows more sativa. I guess I'll toss these cuttings to the hash pot. Much sadness!

[soonboomer]

Found a single army worm on one of my plants yesterday. After checking them all thoroughly, I found no more but there have been stories on the local news about them being really bad this summer. Always a struggle.

[Rwise]

Ya I have seen that in the propaganda too. As long as they are not bothering your weed, they are not harmful. Ugly spots in the yard yes,

[Bowhunterwoody]

Was killing 10-12 stink bugs a day per plant last year. Not any this year. A few in the flower garden but not on the girls. Crazy. Now I got the Borg on one. Wtf.

[Rwise]

Last year I found some with a hole in their head, IDK what did it, but something.

[DeadlyFruit]

Thankfully the only bugs I am seeing on my plants this summer are leafhoppers, earwigs and Japanese beetles. Not many of any of them so far.

[Rwise]

Over all I have less bad bugs than 4 years ago, thanx to the commercial grows near me.