Cottonhawk
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Any of you have Box Elder Bugs problems? I have thousands of them this time of the year every year. Any methods to get rid of these bugs? I also have tons of lady bugs.
Box Elder Bugs
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We've never been able to get a hand on the ladybugs. Wife use to pull the Hoover out every time she saw a single one (she's a bit retentive about things like that)
After the onslaught continued each fall, she's finally relinguished a bit and now cleans them up on her regular vaccum scheduel or if she sees a bunch of them.
(we get thousandsssssssssssssssssssss over the course of fall weather)
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After the onslaught continued each fall, she's finally relinguished a bit and now cleans them up on her regular vaccum scheduel or if she sees a bunch of them.
(we get thousandsssssssssssssssssssss over the course of fall weather)
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Most drastic would be to remove the box elder tree.
I had some success with a simple soap solution. A tablespoon of soap in a gallon of water and spray on hte bugs. It is only effective as a contact poison.
The vacumm cleaner already mentioned works well too!
Phil
I had some success with a simple soap solution. A tablespoon of soap in a gallon of water and spray on hte bugs. It is only effective as a contact poison.
The vacumm cleaner already mentioned works well too!
Phil
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Im in Oregon too, and we have them critters everywhere.
they cover our house & any other buildings that are warm.
I dont spray them because who wants to spray their house with bug killer. Not only that , but they are harmless, they dont chew your house or kids so we just leave them alone & OUTSIDE !
Im in Oregon too, and we have them critters everywhere.
they cover our house & any other buildings that are warm.
I dont spray them because who wants to spray their house with bug killer. Not only that , but they are harmless, they dont chew your house or kids so we just leave them alone & OUTSIDE !
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Well, sounds like that there isn't much one can do to get rid the box elder bugs. I don't think that we have a box elder tree (not I know of). Ernie, how far are you from Portland?
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Hawk I sent you a PM w/ our address
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My brother had a Box Elder tree and once we cut it down, he never had the bugs anymore. Before the tree was cut down he would have them all over the side of his house, under the siding, all over his mulch and porch.
I've never had a problem with the lady bugs, but the lady asian beetles that look like lady bugs but are orange now they are a pain. They bite too! I really only have a problem with them in the winter as they go back outside when it warms up.
Neither of the critters care for the seven dust too much!
I've never had a problem with the lady bugs, but the lady asian beetles that look like lady bugs but are orange now they are a pain. They bite too! I really only have a problem with them in the winter as they go back outside when it warms up.
Neither of the critters care for the seven dust too much!
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Ernie,
I PM you back w/ my info.
We're next door neighbors.
I PM you back w/ my info.
We're next door neighbors.
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"....My brother had a Box Elder tree and once we cut it down, he never had the bugs anymore...."
OK! I need to learn how to identify the Box Elder tree.
OK! I need to learn how to identify the Box Elder tree.
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Cottonhawk,
Welcome neighbor !! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Also I dont have a box elder tree whithin a mile of our place. and we have the box critters every where here.
They are just pests thats all, because they dont bite or chew anything, but they hang around all over the side of our house.
No harm done
Ernie
Welcome neighbor !! /forums/images/graemlins/grin.gif
Also I dont have a box elder tree whithin a mile of our place. and we have the box critters every where here.
They are just pests thats all, because they dont bite or chew anything, but they hang around all over the side of our house.
No harm done
Ernie
