Medical News Today -- While scores of inhabitants in northeastern USA have concentrated on combating bed bugs, stink bugs have emerged as a significant pest, not only of crops, but also households. Their back door into people’s homes is usually via vents; and once they have a foot in, they are extremely difficult to eradicate. Artificial pesticides which usually do the trick when there is a bug infestation do not appear to be effective against stink bugs. According to researchers in the University of Maryland “There are no chemical recommendations currently available for home use.”