Box Elder Bug
Northwest Box Elder Bugs
Box elder bugs, Boisea trivittatus, are familiar insects to most people. They are generally not noticed during summer, but often can become an issue when they try to move into homes during fall as they search for overwintering sites.
Adult box elder bugs are about 1/2-inch long, black with orange or red markings, including three stripes on the prothorax, the area right behind the head.
Their wings lay flat over their bodies, overlapping each other to form an ‘X’ . The immature nymphs are 1/16th-inch long and bright red when they first hatch. As they grow older and become larger, they are red and black. You can potentially see all stages at any given time during the summer.
During late summer and fall, box elder bugs start to leave the trees from where they were feeding to find protected areas for the winter. Although nymphs may be present in the fall, only fully grown adults survive the winter. Adult box elder bugs typically can fly several blocks, although in some cases they can travel as far as two miles.
Our Solution
Getting rid of box elder bugs requires treating both the insects themselves and the cracks and crevasses around your home. Our solution to these bugs includes the treatment of the exterior of your home and any interior access points of the bugs. This service includes a three month warranty.
What You Can Do
Box elder infestations are hard for homeowners to deal with they only way to prevent the bugs from coming back annually is to find and remove the tree that the bugs are feeding off of.
