Do you have Stinkbugs? We can help.
This unappealing insect with the shield-shaped body, first identified in the Allentown area in 2001, is technically known as the brown marmorated stinkbug. Quite a nuisance in eastern Pennsylvania and New Jersey—especially when they move inside with us—they will continue to spread because they are excellent fliers.

What do they eat?
Stinkbugs feed on a wide variety of plants such as apples, peaches, figs, mulberries, citrus fruits, pears and persimmons. They’ve also been observed feeding on string beans, asparagus and raspberries.

How long do they live?
Though their lifespan is just one year, adult stink bugs lay 20 to 30 eggs on the underside of leaves in the spring. These babies (nymphs) grow to be adults just as their parents are dying off.

Why My House?
As soon as the days start getting cool in September and October, adult stinkbugs seek a cozy place to overwinter. As strong fliers, they will travel quite a distance from their feeding sites to their winter quarters (our houses). They typically enter through openings around windows and air conditioners, under the shingles near a downspout and through openings in the soffit. As temperatures drop, these slow-moving bugs seek warmer temperatures, often moving down from attics and into our living areas—where we find them on walls, around windows, tucked among folds in curtains, sitting on bed pillows, etc.

» Schedule Your Stinkbug Treatment Now

If you’re a current pest program customer and schedule your treatment before November 1, 2009, we’ll take $25 off.

Contact us to help with these unappealing insects at: 215-799-2010, pestcontrol@emoyer.com or click here to submit a request form. A customer service representative will respond to your request within one business day.