Comments on: Box Elder Bugs: The Red & Black Beetle Menace

By: Kristin

Kristin — Thu, 19 Jan 2012 22:37:06 +0000

OMG!! Thank you soooooo much!! It has literally made my day!! I read this & went straight to killing them I live in Georgia & they’re driving me insane…they’re EVERYWHERE!!!!

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Cedar Oil Spray — Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:49:28 +0000

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By: Patio Heaters

Patio Heaters — Wed, 23 Nov 2011 09:47:22 +0000

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By: Mandi

Mandi — Sat, 12 Nov 2011 01:53:07 +0000

I live in West Virginia also and my back yard was covered they are all over the side of the house, outbuildings, and trees! They did’nt bother me outside but now that it’s getting cold outside they are trying to take over my house! Today when I was cleaning them out of my windows I found eggs attatched to my shades so they will multiply inside!!! I will definetly try the soap! Thanks everyone for the info! Tired of having the CRITTERS crawling on me I think they migrate towards body heat too!!!!

By: Interior Design

Interior Design — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 22:48:02 +0000

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By: Michelle

Michelle — Wed, 09 Nov 2011 04:51:59 +0000

I just moved into an apartment in southern Ontario, and these beetles were making themselves quite at home inside. They have their own secret entrance or something. I was going around the place like a madperson trying to get them all with a tissue.

Anyways I stumbled on this site while searching for the name of the things.
I immediately tried the soap solution (i just squeezed some foam from my dish sponge onto one) and watched in shock and amazement as the thing actually suffocated. Could see bubbles forming on it’s side where it breathes,I felt kinda bad.

Thanks so much for the tip! Much appreciated!

By: Susan David

Susan David — Thu, 03 Nov 2011 23:43:28 +0000

We are in Georgia and I have just now noticed all these things on our garage and our front door steps. Thanks for the detergent idea and all this useful information! My 10 year old daughter found this site in researching the critters for me! Apparently they are all over the United States!

By: Jason

Jason — Fri, 07 Oct 2011 16:34:32 +0000

I’ve got these everywhere on the south side of my house, where the ladybug type bugs came to in the spring/early summer. I think the reason they come has something to do with pheromones left behind. Anyway, I bought a can of Dollar Store bug spray and it’s been killing them. I spray it into the areas they gather, and it kills them dead. I’ve got hundreds of bug corpses on my back porch now. Even when I spray just one on the siding, it falls and dies shortly thereafter. If something else happens (run out of bug spray) I’ll try the water & dish soap method as well.

By: Angela in North Liberty

Angela in North Liberty — Tue, 04 Oct 2011 19:43:33 +0000

This really works, my Preschooler likes to help spray them too. This is more cost efficient than having to pay an exterminator, who would probably just use pesticides.

By: Robert from Lafayette Indiana

Robert from Lafayette Indiana — Mon, 03 Oct 2011 22:32:00 +0000

Thank you thank you I have tried it all and thought I was going to have to call the pros in, your posting helped me out and saved me some cash, thank you