One of the most effective ways to kill stink bugs and prevent them from invading your home is to pressure wash your home regularly. Pressure washing can achieve a number of desirable results (desirable for you but not desirable for stink bugs):
You can remove any traces of the odorous fumes that previous stink bugs may have released while they were perching on your home windows. By doing so, you can reduce the likelihood that other stink bugs flying by will notice the scent and follow it.
Depending on the nature of the detergent you use, you can repel these insects so that they do not want to come near your house, because the smell will scare them away. Any of these insects that are already nesting inside the crevices along the exterior of your home can be killed on the spot if they come in contact with the detergent you use to wash the house. Now, of course, there are a few drawbacks to power washing your home as a means of killing these bugs:
– It costs money. Doing it yourself can save you money, but it can cost you in terms of time. If you know how to do it yourself, by all means do it. You can always call an expert to take care of it.
– You may need to pressure wash your home regularly and frequently to keep the problem of stink bugs at bay. It is not a long-term permanent solution on how to eliminate these errors. However, it does give you some time and gives you some relief from any new infestation.
– You may not appreciate the aroma of the detergent used. Many people have had success using regular dish detergent as a means of killing them. It appears that this seemingly harmless chemical to humans is extremely lethal to humans.
The bottom line is that pressure washing is definitely something you’ll want to try.
On the other hand, consider these benefits that your home pressure washing has to offer in your efforts to eliminate them.
– If there is any odor such as pheromones from other stink bugs in the vicinity of your home, this solution should eliminate it. This will eliminate any odors that may have attracted more of these insects to your home in the first place.
– Doing this will eliminate the bad smell that emanates, since this smell may have permeated the siding of your house.
– If there are stink bugs nesting along the siding of your house, washing the exterior of your house should dislodge and displace the nests that they have built themselves.
– Over a period of time, the pressure washing solution will serve as a protective coating that will kill any of these insects on contact.
If you need professional help getting rid of your bug problem, it may be worth considering calling your local exterminator, who would be an expert on how to kill stink bugs.