Stink Bug Pest Control Toronto

Some varieties of these insects use a particular odour to attract mates. Others make a distinctive sound by rubbing their legs or wings together. Like many other insects, stink bugs go through various changes on their way to adulthood. However, these insects only have three distinct stages of development while may other insects have four. After the first of five molts, stink bugs have small wings that grow longer with each successive metamorphosis on their way to being fully grown after a month.

These insects can enter homes and buildings in the fall or winter when the weather turns and, because they can live from several months to a year, the can become a pest homeowners would rather do without necessitating pest control measures be taken. The brown marmorated version is the one that’s most likely to invade homes and the primary means of self defense are the holes in the abdomen from which they emit an odour giving them their name.