Boxelder Bug. Boxelder bugs are common pests over much of the united states. Mechanical exclusion is the best method to keep boxelder bugs from entering homes and buildings.
Boxelder bugs get their common name from the fact that they are often found on and around boxelder trees. These red shouldered bugs are usually inches long they are orange and black or red and black. Adults are about 1 2 inch long.
Mechanical exclusion is the best method to keep boxelder bugs from entering homes and buildings.
Boxelder bugs are true bugs and belong to the same family as stink bugs cicadas and other insects with piercing and sucking mouthparts. Boxelder bugs are common pests over much of the united states. Stink bugs and boxelder bugs are often confused because they look almost the same. Box elder bugs feed principally by sucking juices from the box elder tree but are sometimes found on other plants especially maple trees.
