Stink bugs are sensitive to smell, which they use to find mates and to signal to other stinkbugs when they find an overwintering spot. You can repel stink bugs by using scents they hate such as clove oil, lemongrass oil, spearmint, dryer sheets, ylang-ylang oil, wintergreen, geranium, and rosemary.
What will keep stink bugs away?
Tips to Keep Stink Bugs Away
- Essential Oils. An easy and natural way to repel stink bugs and other winter pests is by using essential oils like mint. ...
- Diatomaceous Earth. ...
- Garlic Spray. ...
- Block All Entry Ways. ...
- Vacuum them up! ...
- Keep it Dry. ...
- Turn Off the Light. ...
- Cut off Food Access.
What does stink bugs don't like?
Try repelling these odiferous arthropods by planting – get this – smelly plants. Garlic, catnip, lavender, and thyme are examples. Radishes, marigold, and chrysanthemum are also known to repel these pests. Also consider planting plants that attract enemies of the stink bug.
