Will trout feed on Stink Bugs?

[NJDrew]

With the growing population of stink bugs (Rhaphigaster nebulosa) this year, Im just curious if it could be imitated with any success?

 

[biot]

With the growing population of stink bugs (Rhaphigaster nebulosa) this year, Im just curious if it could be imitated with any success?

They mite eat them,thinking they are a beetle, but why imitate them. Once a fish gets a taste of them stinky bastards it's likely to spit them out.
Hell the birds wont eat them nasty critters why would a fish.

 

[sandfly]

They eat them if they are soaked in salt water for 7 minutes then stir fried with ginger and garlic...

 

[Bamboozle]

If they take a beetle pattern of any type you could assume they were eating a Stink Bug.

 

[jcstikfish]

With the growing population of stink bugs (Rhaphigaster nebulosa) this year, Im just curious if it could be imitated with any success?

I have a whole box of stink bug imitations. Only problem is, you have to soak the fly box over night in a full bottle of italian salad dressing otherwise you get nothing but refusals.

Never tried to imitate them, and as biot said, your efforts are probably better spent in other directions.

~James

 

[NJDrew]

Yea, I figured as much. I was just curious if anyone had attempted it.

 

[jklett]

Just FYI, Rutgers is trying to track these so you should contact them and report it. They arent Rhaphigaster nebulosa(native to europe), they are really Halyomorpha halys(eastern asian) and have the potential to become a serious agricultural threat. I think a trout might try and eat one but it'll never eat another.

 

[NJDrew]

Just FYI, Rutgers is trying to track these so you should contact them and report it. They arent Rhaphigaster nebulosa(native to europe), they are really Halyomorpha halys(eastern asian) and have the potential to become a serious agricultural threat. I think a trout might try and eat one but it'll never eat another.

Everytime we see one? I see a couple of dozen per week in both Flemington and Bridgewater. They are everywhere.

 

[biot]

Just FYI, Rutgers is trying to track these so you should contact them and report it. They arent Rhaphigaster nebulosa(native to europe), they are really Halyomorpha halys(eastern asian) and have the potential to become a serious agricultural threat. I think a trout might try and eat one but it'll never eat another.

Rutgers can find all they want here in western Warren county NJ. These smelly bastards have been driving my wife nuts:rofl:, due to the fact that they like to winter over in dwellings and will try their damdest to get into your house.
Gone thru quite a few paper towels killing these things,so I dont get that nasty odor on my fingers.

 

[irish1]

Rutgers doesn't have to go that far. Right here in Cranbury we are overrun with the darn things. I have never seen them this bad. They are everywhere, I've been sucking them up with my shop-vac. If Rutgers wants them, come and get them.

 

[MR.MCR]

Just this week 2 tried to sneak in the house and met their demise.........