Ok, so no answers yet but today I took the little shop vac and long extension cord out to the garden and sucked up what adults and nymphs I could catch off the corn, sunflowers, and squash.

It was a little awkward to handle but actually faster than spraying. I can avoid the bees and wasps and target what I can see of the stink bugs and leaf footed bugs. I expect I missed many as the leaf footed bugs are good fast flyers. Perhaps if I can get a good hand vac this would be easier since carrying a small shop vac in one hand and the hose in the other doesn't let me support the plants I'm working around.

I'm starting to feel a little better, I was loosing sleep last night trying to figure out how I could continue to garden if I was going to get swarmed like this all the time.

The usual advice to clean up all "weeds", and mow "weedy" areas is still listed although that will also reduce the populations of parasitic wasps that can help control these buggers. The only other thing suggested that I have been able to find is to spray, as a last resort, with pyrethrins.
I've not seen these guys in years in my gardens.

I'm thinking that perhaps part of the problem is that there are not many weedy areas around here for them to feed so my garden looks like a very food abundant place to land.

I guess I'll go out and vacume the garden again.

I think you'll be happy with your decision to get a decent hand vac.

I truly find the idea of vacuming the garden very funny. I've spent more time vacuming the plants than I have the house.

What do you think the guy at the vacume shop is going to think when I ask about the best type of had vac for corn and zucchini? "Will this be used on hard floors or tall pile? Well, veggies actually."
-Snigger- -Chuckle- All right LOL