BOXELDER BUGS IN THE HOME

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.