Key Points In the fall, boxelder bugs escape the cold by entering buildings via cracks and crevices.To prevent boxelder bugs ...

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 ...

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 and charcoal gray, with three red stripes ...

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, ...

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 ...

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 ...

They are considered a "nuisance pest," because they are generally harmless - but they are annoying. They do not sting or transmit disease, and are generally not known to bite, though there are rare ...