So the other day I found one of these lovely fellas chillin' in my clone closet, and naturally it freaked me the f*** out. I used my bucket head vac and sucked it right up with no signs of any others, but I'm now realizing that i've been seeing a LOT of wet spots on my vegging plants. Are these spots the stink juice from the bug? I moved all of my clones into a tent, and added an oscillating fan into the closet where I found the little guy. Should I be on high alert for more? I've read that they will lay eggs in especially warm weather. What kind of damage can they do to a flowering plant? I ask because I have my flowering tent in the same room. Would really appreciate any information you guys/gals could give me. There doesn't seem to be a whole lot of information on the web regarding these bugs in relation to marijuana, but I've seen videos of what they can do to fruits and it's pretty crazy.
Luckily they are slow and big so easy to spot, i had them in my grow because they are just all over where i live But i never found eggs so i assume they were just coming in at night when the lights were on and it was an attractive environment, nor did i ever see any damage come to my cannabis plants because of them but they have done small amounts of damage to my house plants which i don't mind.
There are 2 kinds of stink bugs,one is carnivorous and the other herbivores and they are almost identical so i dont allow them in my grow room, but will.allow the occasional praying mantis in.