If there are trees of any sort on your property, you may be familiar with boxelder bugs, insects that lay eggs on maple, boxelder and ash trees, as well as other surfaces. Boxelder bugs are black ...

Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Batten down the hatches. It’s that time of year when boxelder bugs may have found a winter home — yours. You know these bugs. They are about a half-inch long ...

Dish soap can kill boxelder bugs on contact, but it doesn’t prevent future infestations. Sealing cracks, maintaining your yard, and using insect barriers are the most effective ways to keep boxelder ...

Native to the U.S., boxelder bugs sometimes become a nuisance for homeowners in the fall. “They are relatives of stink bugs,” says Matt Bertone, PhD, director of the Plant and Disease Insect Clinic at ...

Keeping boxelder bugs out is important because, although harmless, they swarm homes in the fall and leave stains indoors. Natural removal methods include vacuuming, spraying with soapy water, or using ...

Boxelder bugs, sometimes mistakenly referred to as stink bugs, are considered nuisance bugs by their sheer numbers alone. These black-bodied, red-striped beetles appear in large numbers in the fall, ...

I don’t know about your household, but at mine, the boxelder bugs are knocking (so to speak) on our door wanting in. If you have a boxelder tree or trees on or near your property, you may also be ...

My home doesn't have the swarms of ladybugs that plague some Iowans, but I noticed a number of boxelder bugs hanging out around our windows one warm day this week. Donald Lewis, of Iowa State ...

A rolling stone may gather no moths, but this week it certainly would crush legions of boxelder bugs. The winged black-and-red pests march now from outdoors to in, seeking suitable locations for the ...