How To Kill Stink Bugs – How Effective Is Pressure Washing Your House?
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 undesirable for stink bugs):
You can remove any traces of the odoriferous fumes that previous stink bugs may have released while perched on the windows of your home. 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 prevent these bugs from wanting to come to your house, since 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, naturally, there are some 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 time. If you know how to do it yourself, by all means do it. You can always call an expert to come and take care of it for you.
– You may need to pressure wash your house regularly and frequently to keep the stink bug problem at bay. It is not a long term permanent solution to eliminate these errors. It buys you some time, though, and gives you some relief from any new infestations.
– You may not notice the smell of the detergent being used. Many people have had success using regular dishwashing detergent as a means of killing them. It seems that this seemingly harmless chemical to humans is extremely lethal to them.
The bottom line is that pressure washing is definitely something you’ll want to try.
On the other hand, consider these benefits that power washing your home has to offer in your efforts to eliminate them.
– If there are any pheromone-like odors from other stink bugs in the vicinity of your home, this solution should eliminate them. This will remove any odors that may have been drawing more of these insects into your home in the first place.
– Doing this will eliminate the bad smell that they emanate, since this smell may have impregnated the lining of your house.
– If there were stink bugs nesting along the siding of your home, washing the exterior of your home should dislodge and displace the nests they have built for themselves.
– Over a period of time, the pressure washer solution will serve as a protective coating that will kill any of these insects on contact.
If you need professional help to get rid of your bug problem, then it might be worth considering calling your local exterminator, who would be an expert on how to kill stink bugs.