they are orange and black &they can fly. all they seem to do is multiply.wd 40 is about the only thing that will get rid of them .Ithink they come from fruit trees?????
2007-03-06 08:36:38 · 5 answers · asked by ford man 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
They come from the Box Elder Tree, it's really a type of maple. They swarm on the outside of home, mostly brick, because bricks hold in heat, when they mate.
You need to get rid of the tree or spray a boundry of your home with Sevin.
2007-03-06 08:44:59 · answer #1 · answered by joe s 6 · 1⤊ 2⤋
Box Elder bugs love (obiviously) Box Elders, but they also like Japanese pagoda trees and Golden rain. Seal all the cracks in your house and remove any mulch from around those trees and foundation in fall. Otherwise, good luck, hard to get rid of.
2007-03-10 08:12:16 · answer #2 · answered by jimdc49 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Also known as maple bug or Stink bug
In the spring, the bugs leave their winter hibernation locations to lay eggs on maple or ash trees
These insects can be killed with a dilute mixture of soap and water -- 2 tablespoons per gallon -- sprayed on them directly. They can also be kept out of the home, to a degree, by putting boric acid and/or diatomaceous earth in places they would gather to enter, as well as by using weather stripping and other means to seal the house better.
2007-03-06 09:24:54 · answer #3 · answered by Skull 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
box elder bugs gather on 'warm' surfaces in the spring and fall... they are flat insects mostly black in color with red or dark orange lines on them. we control them with Malathion (available at the hardware store!)
2007-03-06 09:07:26 · answer #4 · answered by livinintheword † 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
Just a sidenote, they are completely harmless.
2007-03-06 10:24:48 · answer #5 · answered by saaanen 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋