eeeekkkkk!!!

Today Between the Almond Trees, there is sadness. :(  My poor little tomato plant has just about been devoured!!  *tear

Since I am new to gardening and realizing that it isn't just about sticking a plant in the ground , giving it a little water and ta~ da! you get a wonderful crop of fresh veggies....... I am quickly learning it is more like guarding something valuable from poachers!! Trying to stay organic and 100% fresh, well.... I have found that to be difficult. I am sure through the years I will learn all the tricks of the trade but for now...... I am arming myself and going to war!  I keep seeing my poor little plant dwindle away thinking what?? the heck is eating it!!  UGH!!  Go away buggies! Hubby suggested slugs and as naive as I am about them ( because I don't see them during the day while I am patrolling the grounds) I thought he was crazy. I thought is was ants? flies? So, hubby stopped by Lowe's and picked up some organic slug bait and we spread it all out. A couple days have gone by and nothing.... HA! I said to hubby.......You were wrong! Well, that didn't go over well!!  LOL He said, oh just wait and see.....Guess what!!!  He was right!!  SORTA! I started seeing dead dried up slugs in the garden yesterday. I thought yay!!!  problem solved!  So last night hubby took me to the garden at night and OMG!!!  MILLIONS AND MILLIONS of slugs!!!  EVERYWHERE!!!  GASP!!  But, I quickly thought ...hahaha sluggies go to my garden, go ahead!!  I had it protected!

SO I THOUGHT!!  

We went to examine the the damage for the day and LOW AND BEHOLD we found the true culprit eating our beloved tomato's and some of our other crops.....

STINK BUGS!!!! 

AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH................................

So, now the hunt is on to figure out how to rid my garden of these horrible creatures! I have read online that they are very, VERY hard to get rid of!! 

Anyone have any advice?