Today I noticed a couple of stink bugs on the nectarines. I looked at others, and it seems they have all been damaged. Every one has tiny strands of sticky stuff oozing out of them. I'm leaving them for now, but I suspect we won't have any nectarines this year.
I did some research and found a website that lists all the crops that are at high risk of stink bug damage. It's pretty much everything I grow. Maybe not greens and carrots, and there was no mention of squash or peas. So my plan now is to protect the tomatoes with netting. The beans will have to be on their own. I haven't seen any stink bugs on either the tomatoes or beans, but I have seen them on the corn. By the way, so far we have seven ears coming.
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