Does Ammonia Kill Stink Bugs?

Does Ammonia Kill Stink Bugs?

Yes and No! Yes, ammonia works to deter stink bugs but it does not directly kill them, over time yes, and they are less likely to return to the area in which you sprayed the ammonia but they may just simply fly to another spot in your house or try and find another home.

Keep in mind that if you dropped a stink bug directly into ammonia-Yes it would die eventually.

Of course you know this by now, but the best way to get rid of stink bugs is to clog all holes and constantly clean and check everything you own. The messed up things about these bugs is that they love to hide and we have found that they tend to migrate together. The key here, is that when you see one, kill it, because one can create 20-30 and with that kind of turn over -it won’t take long before your house is infested with these things.

Also, they, like many other bugs, like light when trapped in side they tend to migrate towards the light the best thing to do when they are inside your house is to get a fly swatter and kill them, put some fresh Breath-o-Pine or Pinesol in your toilet and keep putting them in there until you feel the need to flush. Naturally, sending these things to a cesspool or sewage treatment center may potentially turn them in the next “Teenage Mutant Ninja Sting Bug” but that is a chance we all must we willing to take to keep our homes safe from these annoying bugs.