tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post2365855765811653252..comments2024-03-27T00:25:28.696+11:00Comments on Garden amateur: Little suckersJamiehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-38929349500642780232012-11-01T10:07:34.446+11:002012-11-01T10:07:34.446+11:00Oh yes, it's that time of year again. Very ted...Oh yes, it's that time of year again. Very tedious. Stinkbug haters unite! Here's my thoughts on an earlier blog post: http://ambradambra.wordpress.com/2012/07/18/the-revenge-of-the-mandarin-stinkbugs-or-how-i-learned-to-love-the-broom/ambradambrahttp://ambradambra.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-22133666650131878662012-10-31T04:34:21.140+11:002012-10-31T04:34:21.140+11:00Looks lovely - glad we don't have them.Looks lovely - glad we don't have them.Lucy Corrander Now in Halifax!https://www.blogger.com/profile/14685242329129914772noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-89471778319568413772012-10-28T20:04:48.519+11:002012-10-28T20:04:48.519+11:00Thank you greenfumb, I have now solved the mystery...Thank you greenfumb, I have now solved the mystery as to why I have brown stains on my fingers! Not sure about best practice role model Jamie, especially since I really only have 4 small citrus trees. And now I know that pyrethrum works I will give it a go!Lanie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12752139198631821577noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-69560997247752545872012-10-28T16:50:26.437+11:002012-10-28T16:50:26.437+11:00I have an enormous 60 odd year old orange tree and...I have an enormous 60 odd year old orange tree and stink bugs are the bane of my life. I've spent many many hours picking the b****rs off one by one and either feeding them to the chooks or dropping them into buckets of scalding hot water.<br /><br />The horrible liquid they produce can stain your fingers brown for days even if you are wearing gloves.<br /><br />I often wonder if the eggs will taste horrible after the chooks have eaten the disgusting things.greenfumbhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08157970942128503098noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-62427656980364916672012-10-28T14:24:32.029+11:002012-10-28T14:24:32.029+11:00I have not seen anything like this on my "onl...I have not seen anything like this on my "only" 1 year old citrus tree. Or the little suckers wait for it to grow bigger with enough sap to suck!Bangchik and Kakdahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12539360678677230463noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-26704351658336015972012-10-28T12:47:58.249+11:002012-10-28T12:47:58.249+11:00Maybe I should give that another go, but my earlie...Maybe I should give that another go, but my earlier attempts were painful, mostly because the stink bugs really like my lime tree. They seem to leave the Eureka lemon and Thai lime alone, and just congregate in the thorny little espaliered Tahitian lime.<br /><br />You're an organic best practice role model, Lanie, I'm inspired!Jamiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14653345793213312242noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7797396120087729156.post-49426926350892559192012-10-28T12:38:14.142+11:002012-10-28T12:38:14.142+11:00I've spent quite a bit of time over the weeken...I've spent quite a bit of time over the weekend getting rid of these smelly little critters. I don my gloves, bucket of boiling water, grab each one and throw it in. Seems like a quick death. I find that I have to do a few 20 minute sessions over a couple of weeks to get rid of them completely. Lanie https://www.blogger.com/profile/12752139198631821577noreply@blogger.com