We have a few products that are certified for organic gardening which are effective for a wide range of insects. MULTI PURPOSE INSECT KILLER is a good one. It can be applied with any good PUMP SPRAYER and should be applied once a month or as needed. You can also use this inside the home if needed but a better product for in the house would be the FLYING INSECT KILLER AEROSOL. It's nontoxic and works on any flying pest quickly.

As explained on our web site NON TOXIC PEST CONTROL, the words "non toxic" and 'insect control" don't really go together since something must be toxic to at least the target insect if it's to provide any level of control. The word that's acceptable to use would organic. Currently there are a lot of products that are coming out which are both organic and effective and you could use any of them to achieve decent spider control around the house. First, you should review our online SPIDER CONTROL ARTICLE which has all kinds of details about how to treat for spiders. It also features many products that can be used safely in and around the home. If feel like you want to "go organic", simply come back to this site and choose alternative products in place of what we have listed in the Spider Control article. For example, a good organic dust is DIATOMACEOUS EARTH. Applied with a HAND DUSTER, Diatomaceous Earth works on a wide range of insects and most all find it repellent and stay away from treated areas.

A good concentrate to use instead of the spider control chemicals featured in our Spider Control article would be the ECO EXEMPT IC. This food based concentrate is highly active on spiders and can be sprayed around the house for most any insect pest control program both safely and effectively – even with pets present. Use it with a good PUMP SPRAYER and you should be able to get the problem under control to your satisfaction.

First, we understand your concern regarding the use of chemicals around any room where a 2 year old is living. We feel such treatments should be kept minimal and only done when needed. The good news is that most of the applications will probably work best if done to the areas adjacent to your son's room. The attic and outside of the structure would be most important. The stinkbugs being found in the living area can be vacuumed up and that will remain the best option for getting rid of the stinkbugs on the inside. But if you don't dust the attic as explained in our Stinkbug Control article, they will continue to live there when it's cold outside and from there migrate into living areas. Additionally, if you don't spray the outside of the building both in the fall when they're moving inside and then again in the spring when they're moving outside, you will continue to have seasonal invaders. The treatment that's needed in the bedroom is really limited since these are bugs which are there more out of mistake than any other reason. In other words, this is not a location where they are breeding so a very limited amount of application is really needed there.

The best products to use for getting rid of this pest will be those we have listed in our Stinkbug article. For the attic, the Deltamethrin Dust would be best. It will last many months and prevent them from using this area for reproducing. On the outside of the building, the Cypermethrin will knock them down and keep them away when you see them active in the fall and spring. It will be important to get treatments all the way up the side of the house and possibly on the roof if you suspect they are penetrating from this region. Lastly, the Baygon Aerosol can be used in the living area to treat the cracks and crevices where the stinkbugs may be hiding throughout the winter months. A good treatment done in the late fall could really help minimize the ones you see during this time.

Alternatively, you can use the organic equivalent products for all of the products listed above. Our Non Toxic Product listing is comprised of items which are made from food extracts and very safe for use in sensitive areas. They do work quite well  and can control stinkbugs. The only tradeoff will be the length of time the treatments last. For the attic, the ECO Dust or the MOTHERS EARTH DE DUST can be used in place of the Deltamethrin. For the outside, spraying, the ECO IC or the BUG PATROL be used in place of the Cypermethrin and for the inside living area, the ECO KO Aerosol or the HOUSE PLANT INSECT KILLER is a safe alternative to the Baygon. As is the case with all our products, you do need to keep children and pets away when doing any application but once the treatments dry, they can re enter treated rooms and go about normal activities. Stinkbugs can be a persistent problem but with the right products and applications, you can get rid of them.