2006-10-29 04:38:38 · 5 answers · asked by Tiffany C 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
The bug prefers to eat Acer negundo, the Manitoba Maple, or Box Elder Maple, but it will also eat Acer saccarinum, the Silver Maple and actually all trees in the genus Acer, all maples. It just prefers the Box Elder.
2006-10-31 05:00:41 · answer #1 · answered by Professor Armitage 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Box Elder bugs feed on the leaves, flowers, and seed pods of the Box Elder (Silver Maple) tree. They prefer the female (pod bearing) tree; but feed on both the male and female.
The site below will give you more detail.
2006-10-29 12:48:28 · answer #2 · answered by funtym888 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Excerpt from Wikipedia...
The Maple bug or Boxelder bug Boisea trivittata (syn. Leptocoris trivittatus) is an insect found primarily on maple and ash trees. The adults are about 12.5 mm long with a dark brown or black coloration, relieved by red wing veins and markings on the abdomen. Nymphs and immature bugs are bright red.
These insects feed on the softer plant tissues, including leaves, flowers, and new twigs.
2006-10-30 03:40:36 · answer #3 · answered by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They usually eat the leaves,flowers and the seed pods of the boxelder tree.
2006-10-29 14:21:13 · answer #4 · answered by farhan ferdous 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
They feed off of the tree, leaves and all.
2006-10-29 13:46:25 · answer #5 · answered by nevada nomad 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋