HOW THE DEAD INN STINK BUG TRAP WORKS

The DEAD-INN™ Stink Bug Trap is a dynamic combination of a pheromone lure and visual attraction. The patented design of color and shape was developed for maximum effectiveness based on the searching behavior of the stink bug. The lure is a potent eco-friendly aggregation pheromone synthesized under strict guidelines.  It is enclosed in a controlled release dispenser that continues to attract bugs for 30 or more days. When bugs enter the trap they have a tough time getting out and eventually die.  The reusable trap will catch hundreds and hundreds of stink bugs.  Empty the trap when full.

WHERE THE STINK BUG HAS BEEN FOUND

Califonia, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Indiana, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Mississippi, Missouri, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, Washington, West Virginia, and counting...

HOW TO USE THE DEAD-INN  STINK BUG TRAP  

Simply insert the attractant lure into the trap and place outside about 10 ft from your home or garden and watch the stink bugs fill the trap! The lure will attract bugs up to a distance of 50 feet. Both immature stages and adults are attracted to the trap. Adults in hibernation indoors are not attracted to the aggregation lure, but we are working on this. The trap was designed so that beneficial insects are not attracted. The lure is only attractive to the Asian Stink Bug (Brown Marmorated), Green Stink Bug, and some minor species. 

The trap is only designed for use outdoor and will not attract them during the hibernation stage inside.  In the spring when the weather gets warm, they head back outside and look for a place to mate and some food to eat, and that is when the DEAD-INN Stink Bug Trap will be most effective.

THE MOST EFFECTIVE TIME TO USE THE DEAD-INN STINK BUG TRAP

The trap can be used year round, however, stink bugs are generally only eating, mating and laying eggs outside during late Spring, Summer and early Fall.  To see the best results from the trap place outside  from June thru September/October (depending upon location) when temperatures are consistently 70 degrees and warmer, and there is an abundant food supply.

Stink bugs will start to emerge from hibernation mode in April as temperatures warm, however, physiologically they are not yet able to aggregate (respond to the pheromone).  Until there is an adequate food supply outside; fruits, vegetables, nuts, flowers, trap capture will be limited.  

The DEAD-INN Stink Bug Trap is being used by the USDA and all Universities where the Brown Marmorated Stink Bug (BMSB) is a concern.  In 2010, when testing began, the DEAD-INN lures were not applied earlier than June, so no data was available until then.  In New Jersey captures of some overwintering adults started in early June, whereas in West Virginia overwintering adults did not respond until Mid-July. 

The lure will attract a 4 nymph BMSB stages starting early to mid-June.  All BMSB asults present in June and July developed in 2010.  The new generation of BMSB adults will not be present until August or September.  Depending on the BMSB in your area 2010 adults may respond later or sooner. 

No Stink Bugs will respond indoors, nor will the lure pull/attract stink bugs from indoors to outdoors.

SIZE

The DEAD-INN Stink Bug Trap measures 17" heigh x 6 1/4" wide at the base.

PRICE

The DEAD-INN Stink Bug Trap is for $24.95 and comes with everything you need to get started, including a 30-day lure.  2-30 day replacement lures will be available for $12.95. Buy Replacement lures here

PACKAGE CONTENTS

1-30 day lure, pryamid base, cone, jar, 2 glue dots, 2 metal stakes, 1 elastic band, 2 metal hook rings, assembly and use instructions.

HOW TO EMPTY THE DEAD-INN STINK BUG TRAP

To empty the trap, unsecure trap from ground or structure, turn trap over and unsnap the jar.  Emtpy stink bugs into garbage or compost pile.  If there are bugs still alive in the trap, empty into a bucket a soapy water or into a plastic garbage bag and tie shut. 

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More info about the AgBio DEAD-INN Stink Bug Trap

@ www.agbio-inc.com

RESOURCES

www.stopbmsb.org