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 ...

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 and charcoal gray, with three red stripes ...

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, ...

Native to the U.S., boxelder bugs sometimes become a nuisance for homeowners in the fall. “They are relatives of stink bugs,” says Matt Bertone, PhD, director of the Plant and Disease Insect Clinic at ...

They are considered a "nuisance pest," because they are generally harmless - but they are annoying. They do not sting or transmit disease, and are generally not known to bite, though there are rare ...

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 ...

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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through the links below." Boxelder bugs have earned a reputation for being a pesky nuisance to homeowners across the United ...

It’s almost time to wave goodbye to summer and with it, scorching hot days, sweaty clothes and pesky bugs. Well, maybe not that last part because some bugs will be sticking around and seeking shelter ...