What's 12.5 millimeters long with a dark brown or black coloration
relieved by red wing veins and markings on the abdomen while its nymphs are
bright red? This bug releases a pungent and bad tasting compound upon being
disturbed to discourage predation. You
guessed it, the boxelder bug. Scientist say these annoying pests are found
primarily on boxelder trees but if your home is anything like mine they seem to
migrate on the outside of your house or even worse, in your home!
How do you get control of these bugs that seem to never go away in the
spring and summer time? I have looked for home remedies on pinterest, facebook,
and google but always seem to come up short. Sure, these home remedies will
stop the problem for a couple of days but this is something you want to stop
long term. Boxelder bugs are attracted to "female" boxelder trees,
maple trees, and ash trees. Removing these tree species from your property is
one fix this nasty problem. Only issue with this is the hassle of doing this
work on your own with the busy lifestyles we all encounter day to day. Plus,
the trees where the boxelder bugs are coming from might not even be on your
property.
Did you know that 90% of all insects that get into your home come from
outside? Nine times out of 10 the only way to get rid of these bugs and keep
them away would be to get the perimeter of your home sprayed. A perimeter pest
control program creates a barrier around your home that keeps invading insects
outside. Our perimeter pest control takes only five treatments starting in the
spring with follow up treatments once every 4-6 weeks for ongoing insect
control. Not only will this program take care of boxelder bugs it will also stop
spiders, roaches, fleas,
ants, ticks, crickets, bees, hornets, and earwigs from coming into your house.
Take care of this problem before it happens. Call Owen
Tree Service today to set up your perimeter pest control treatments.
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