Getting your Trinity Audio player ready... Batten down the hatches. It’s that time of year when boxelder bugs may have found a winter home — yours. You know these bugs. They are about a half-inch long ...

If there are trees of any sort on your property, you may be familiar with boxelder bugs, insects that lay eggs on maple, boxelder and ash trees, as well as other surfaces. Boxelder bugs are black ...

Boxelder bugs, sometimes mistakenly referred to as stink bugs, are considered nuisance bugs by their sheer numbers alone. These black-bodied, red-striped beetles appear in large numbers in the fall, ...

Keeping boxelder bugs out is important because, although harmless, they swarm homes in the fall and leave stains indoors. Natural removal methods include vacuuming, spraying with soapy water, or using ...

Dish soap can kill boxelder bugs on contact, but it doesn’t prevent future infestations. Sealing cracks, maintaining your yard, and using insect barriers are the most effective ways to keep boxelder ...

When Michigan sees warm fall days, boxelder bugs won't be hard to find as they cluster in the sun on walls and other warm spots around your house. The black-and-red or orange insects are a frequent ...

(NEXSTAR) — Warm weather is setting in throughout the country, which means many of the creepy crawlers winter spared us from are resurfacing. You may have already had a run-in with a few, including ...

My home doesn't have the swarms of ladybugs that plague some Iowans, but I noticed a number of boxelder bugs hanging out around our windows one warm day this week. Donald Lewis, of Iowa State ...

Fall is underway and there are so many things to do in the garden. Perhaps you have questions. For answers, turn to Ask an Expert, an online question-and-answer tool from Oregon State University’s ...