WCVE-FM Archive|What's Bugging You?

Early Spring Insects

by Dr. Art Evans
Tue, 04/20/2010
Eastern Boxelder Bug
Eastern Boxelder Bug

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We have found several of

We have found several of these boxelder bugs in our home... what brings them ion and what will end their life?

Nortman Isaacson on Thu, 03/31/2011 - 2:53pm
Thanks for your note!

Thanks for your note! Boxelder bugs enter homes in an effort to find a wam place to spend the winter. They don't bite and will not reproduce in your home. You can read more about them here: http://arthurevans.wordpress.com/2010/03/24/a-bounty-of-boxelder-bugs/

Dr. Art Evans, entomologist on Thu, 03/31/2011 - 4:59pm

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