Terraria Map
Stats
| Type | Fishing |
|---|---|
| Rarity | White |
| Bait power | 10 |
| Buy price | 50 silver |
| Sell price | 10 silver |
Used in 5 recipes
| Makes | Ingredients | At | |
|---|---|---|---|
 Stinkbug Blocker | 1 × Stinkbug | Work Bench | |
 Ghostly Stinkbug Blocker | 1 × Stinkbug | Work Bench, Ecto Mist | |
 Flymeal | 1 × Platinum Broadsword, 5 × Stinkbug | By hand, Honey | |
| Flymeal | 1 × Gold Broadsword, 5 × Stinkbug | By hand, Honey | |
 Stinkbug Cage | 1 × Terrarium, 1 × Stinkbug | By hand |
Forest gathering and housing prevention mechanics
Stinkbugs wander across grassy lawns in the Forest biome during clear daytime weather. Players capture these green insects with a Bug Net or Golden Bug Net. Their distinctive green shells make them easy to identify while exploring surface forest biomes during daylight hours. At a Work Bench, a single stinkbug crafts into a Stinkbug Blocker, a placement item that prevents town NPCs from claiming an enclosed room as their residence.
Culinary pest control and terrarium crafting
Beyond housing management, 5 stinkbugs can be combined with a gold or platinum broadsword near honey to craft Flymeal, a unique sword capable of hitting friendly town NPCs. Capturing one inside an empty Terrarium produces a decorative Stinkbug Cage. While it offers 10% bait power for fishing, its specialized utility items make saving it far more worthwhile.
Trivia
- Can be crafted into a Stinkbug Blocker to prevent unwanted town NPCs from occupying specific rooms.
- Combining 5 stinkbugs with a broadsword near honey produces the Flymeal weapon.