How to Use stink bug in a Sentence

stink bug

noun
  • Flush the stink bug down the toilet.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • What kills stink bugs on contact?
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Dim outdoor lights that can attract stink bugs to your home.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Keep your garden free of weeds that attract hungry stink bugs.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Don’t be tempted to crush them because they are named stink bugs for a reason.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Prevent stink bugs from coming inside your house this fall with these tips.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Here’s how to get rid of stink bugs in your house this spring, and how to keep them from coming back in the fall.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Since outdoor lighting attracts stink bugs, switch any bright white bulbs to yellow ones.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Add or repair weather stripping on doors to keep stink bugs from squeezing through gaps beneath them.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • They are also attracted to the pheromones emitted by other stink bugs.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Scared stink bugs will fall when startled, so use a container to catch them and then release them outdoors.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • The species name refers to its fetid smell, likened to that of linseed oil or stink bugs, although some who sniff it find its fragrance sweet.
    — Joshua Siskin, Oc Register, 21 Mar. 2026
  • Plus, sunflowers will trap stink bugs, which are a known enemy of your tomato harvest.
    — Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
  • Like many other insects, stink bugs are a favorite target for parasitic wasps.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Fill a spray bottle with soapy water and spray it directly on stink bugs in your home, or catch them in a dish filled with soapy water.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • In the spring, those inactive stink bugs wake up as temperatures warm and try to make their way back outside to find food and breed.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 9 Apr. 2026
  • Like their fellow fall pest, the brown marmorated stink bug, boxelder bugs like to congregate in large numbers.
    — Andrea Beck, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Soapy Water Stink bugs tend to drop when frightened, so fill a cup with soapy water and hold it under the stink bug.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Protect your home this fall by sealing hidden entry points so the mice, spiders, and stink bugs can’t settle in for winter.
    — Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2025
  • Clean up fruits and vegetables that may have fallen to avoid giving hungry stink bugs a reason to keep visiting.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • For years, entomologists assumed that organs on certain stink bug legs must function in the same way.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Minimize clutter in your garage, attic, basement, and other areas where stink bugs may take up shelter.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Cockroaches, stink bugs, lady beetles, and boxelder bugs seek shelter indoors each fall.
    — Sophia Beams, Better Homes & Gardens, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Dim The Lights Minimize outdoor lighting that may attract stink bugs.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025
  • Among the pests that can harm peach trees are the peach tree borer, oriental fruit moth, stink bugs, and Japanese beetles, all of which feed on the tree.
    — Sj McShane, Martha Stewart, 10 Mar. 2026
  • There are no pesticides for stink bugs that are recommended for indoor use, says Walgenbach.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Also known as a globular stink bug, these invasive bugs are similar to stink bugs that come indoors looking for warmth for the winter.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 20 Nov. 2025
  • How To Identify Squash Bugs Squash bugs often are confused with stink bugs.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 5 Apr. 2026
  • How To Keep Them Away In the future, try to keep stink bugs from residing on your lawn or in your home in the first place.
    — Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 10 Apr. 2026
  • Check Screens Make sure door and window screens fit tightly to prevent stink bugs from entering through gaps that can give them easy access when windows are open on a warm fall day.
    — Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 6 Nov. 2025

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