I’m a trucker that hauls dry goods and have seen my fair share of bugs throughout the U.S. while traveling. Just recently I’ve encountered these stink bugs inside my truck. At first I noticed them on the outside of my truck crawling around and now I’m finding them in my bed, in my suit case, just different places that they are popping up. I’ve killed one and was able to thump three of them out the truck window. How would I go about getting rid of them in my truck if I believe I have an infestation problem? Thanks.
Stink bugs will readily move onto and then into trucks and cars. Automobiles have a lot of gaps, seams and tight spaces making them perfect for nesting stink bugs. And once they start landing and moving around your vehicle, they’ll be leaving their pheromone “scent” everywhere which in turn will attract more stink bugs to very these same areas. This means as you travel the country, you’ll be picking up more and more stink bug “hitch hikers” from regions with active populations.
The good news is they’re easy to control when found on auto’s. You’ll want to use a product we carry called FLYING INSECT AEROSOL. This material goes on “dry” when used properly making it ideal for use on metal and plastic. I have used it in my truck for an ant problem and in just three days, all the ants were dead and the problem resolved. And we’ve helped many people achieve the same results using it for stink bugs and other insect pests in cars so its no doubt the best option for this kind of problem.
Now there are a couple of important things to understand about how it works. First, it kills fast.
So once you treat all the cracks and crevices both inside and outside your truck, you’ll see them start coming out and flying or dying.
In the days following the treatment as the stink bugs move over the treated areas, they’ll pick up small amounts of the treatment and continue to die. Stink bugs like to “group up” when roosting meaning they’ll huddle with 5-10 others over night so just one carrying active will in turn contaminate many others. This will go on for a good 2-3 days after it picks up some but if you’re still seeing activity after 5 days, treat again.
The second thing to understand is that it will take a good 2-3 days to work after it dries. This slow kill action allows the contaminated stink bugs to spread the treatment far and wide before it dies. So in theory, its quite possible to have a lot die right away but then maybe no more for a few days. This is why we recommend waiting 5 days before treating again.
Lastly, since you’ll be on the move and no doubt going through rainy regions of the country, you’ll have to treat a lot more compared to someone that resides in one region who does very little driving. You see, the driving rain will remove and wash away the chemical so if treat and get 3-4 dry days, great. But if you spend just 30-60 minutes in a rain, the outside residual will no doubt wash away. And if you move to an area with active stinkbugs, retreating the outside of the truck would be in order. Now you won’t have to retreat the inside this frequently but no doubt the engine compartment, wheel wells, door frames, etc. can all become vulnerable after the truck gets hit with a good hard rain so keep this in mind as you drive around the country.
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