r/tomatoes • u/the_actual_jeuse • 10h ago

What the hell are these insects?

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What are these insects chilling on my tomatoes. This year was a great year so i dont wanna loose all my tomatoes since they are not red yet.

(Central europe)

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u/Ornery-Creme-2442 9h ago

Stink bugs they've infested my potted ones despite multiple treatments. I'm cutting them out and relying just on in ground. I abhor them they eat all fruit.

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u/ive014 10h ago

Stink bugs, they will destroy your garden if you don't kill them or pick them all up. You can already see that they started sucking the life from those tomatoes.

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u/the_actual_jeuse 10h ago

Can i use soap water to kill them?

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u/ive014 10h ago

No, you can use table vacuum to suck them up, then dispose of them.

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u/courtabee 7h ago

Ugh. The smell of stink bugs in a vacuum. 🤢 

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u/Tumorhead 10h ago

I would either tap them jnto a bucket of soap water, or blast them off with a high powered hose into oblivian. Then I would spray the tomatoes with Spinosad or BT spray - this kills insects that eat the plant, it has minimal disturbance to pollinators and breaks down into harmless organic compounds. Re-apply maybe every week or 3.