Are these stink bugs?

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I thought I was clear of these evil doers, saw these guys this morning. Are these young stinkies? I spayed spinosad and then smashed as many as I could, no dark spots on my peppers yet, and no bugs on the tomatoes 2 feet away. Please tell me these are something else! ? @Chuck

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ugh...yes! I cannot, for the life of me, figure out where the eggs are being laid. I check my plants daily and have yet to see any. I have several that I know are prime for them (peppers, tomato, banana, cantaloupe), but I check them daily without seeing any.
 
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ugh...yes! I cannot, for the life of me, figure out where the eggs are being laid. I check my plants daily and have yet to see any. I have several that I know are prime for them (peppers, tomato, banana, cantaloupe), but I check them daily without seeing any.
The eggs are probably on the underside of older leaves
 
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ive been turning them over and checking. How far do these guys wander? maybe they are hatching from a neighbors yard? or in the hydrangeas? Im ready for drastic measures if there are any, im going through spinosad at a crazy rate!
 
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ive been turning them over and checking. How far do these guys wander? maybe they are hatching from a neighbors yard? or in the hydrangeas? Im ready for drastic measures if there are any, im going through spinosad at a crazy rate!
The young stink bugs do not travel far from where they were hatched. They were hatched on that plant. They will stay in a group until they are out of the nymph stage and then fly off.
 
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No, that is caterpillar crap. Better spray the entire plant with Bt or spinosad
Oh I went to town with spinosad. I saw two baby stinkies and one adult this morning. All got smashed, after being sprayed. I've learned to spray first because they tend to scatter when I start smashing them. The numbers are decreasing at least.
 

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