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Originally Posted by KCinNC
I don't normally see many here until the last half or so of the season.
What insecticides are effective against them? If I need to spay insecticide, I normally use eight for my tomato plants and have sprayed with Captain Jack's ( spinosad ) but don't think either is listed as effective on stink bugs.
Sevin?
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I don't know of any insecticides that are effective. I used to see them occasionally where I used to grow tomatoes
https://www.google.com/search?hl=en&....0.yJLNH3RNixM
But not where I am now. The following link might help.
https://www.gardeningknowhow.com/edi...o-tomatoes.htm
I considered it to be mainly a cosmetic problem, since where they bite the area becomes sunken and under it is a hard white area where their toxin has killed the tomato tissue.
So what I would do ASAP was to just dig out the area with a small spoon,it usually would scar over,that's fine with me since I was a home grower,not a commercial farmer.
Also adding that they seemed to prefer almost ripe tomatoes.
Carolyn