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Pest Control 101 > Treating for Bees, Wasps and other Flying insects |
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The Boxelder bug got its name because it was originally found to infest boxelder trees. These trees were planted in the Western US because settlers wanted quick growing shade trees. The availability of vast numbers of boxelder trees allowed the Boxelder bug to flourish. It now infests many other species of trees including maple, apple, and almond trees. Once they begin to infest a tree, their population will grow from year to year. You will notice them congregating in massive numbers on the tree bark, limbs, and the ground around the tree. This congregation will occur in the Spring and then again in the Fall. The first step is to treat the infested trees and plants. Since most infestations start slowly, you can head them off before they establish themselves inside your home. If you have seen them congregating on a tree or the side of your house, you need to spray them immediately. Dilute and spray Cypermethrin to quickly get control. Use a Pump Sprayer to spray any tree, plant, or structure that you see the boxelder bugs accumulating on. The next step is to treat the soil where the Boxelder bugs are nesting. This could be under a pile of thick mulch or further down in the soil near the roots of the plant. For such situations, use DeltaGard G Granules. Apply the granules with a Granule Spreader to insure you get a good even distribution. In most cases, it is better to treat and kill off the established population, instead of removing the infested plant. Simply removing the infested plant will rarely remove all the bugs and in most cases they will just move over to the next available plant.
If you find a small number of Boxelder bugs inside your home, you can spray them with an aerosol can of Invader HPX.
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