What Attracts Boxelder Bugs to a Home?

Boxelder bugs can be attracted to the following around your home: Cracks or gaps in your home’s envelope. Trees that give sap, such as maple or boxelder. Sun-facing corners of your home with recesses. Outdoor or balcony lights. Boxelder bugs often infest the same house more than once.

Boxelder Bug Control & Treatment

The Boxelder Bug Lifecycle

Boxelder bugs live in and around boxelder trees, which change with the seasons. This dictates the seasonal patterns of boxelder bug life cycles.

Eggs: Boxelder bugs lay eggs in spring, typically in boxelder trees. Their reddish-brown eggs tend to blend in easily with the bark of the trees. But this can also make it challenging to detect them indoors if they nest on wooden surfaces.
Nymphs: Several days after being lain, the boxelder eggs hatch. As nymphs, they will grow for several weeks and molt five times before growing into adults.
Adults: As adults, boxelder bugs will mate and look for places to lay their eggs. They can fly up to two miles to find a new nesting area.

Given their ability to travel, if your neighborhood has boxelder trees, your home may be a prime target for winter nesting by boxelder bugs.

SCHEDULE AN INSPECTION

Common Questions About Boxelder Bugs

Boxelder bugs like to eat the soft parts of boxelder trees. They enjoy munching on the leaves, twigs, flowers, and, of course, the sugars and saps.

Boxelder bugs can be attracted to the following around your home:

Cracks or gaps in your home’s envelope.
Trees that give sap, such as maple or boxelder.
Sun-facing corners of your home with recesses.
Outdoor or balcony lights.
Boxelder bugs often infest the same house more than once.

Trying to eliminate a boxelder bug infestation alone is not a good idea. They can be difficult to remove entirely and can be difficult to remove if located in hard-to-access parts of your home.

Tips for Preventing Boxelder Bugs

Seal gaps around your home.
Install screens on windows and make sure there are no holes.
Install covers and screens over gables and other vents
Removing boxelder, maple, or ash trees near your home.
Preventative pest control treatments will help protect the exterior of your home to deter Boxelder Bugs
Keep foundation, mortar, and weather-protective measures up to date and repaired.

How My Pest Pros Helps Eliminate Boxelder Bugs

Effective Boxelder Bug treatment and prevention starts on the outside of your home. My Pest Pros has more than a decade of protecting homes in Northern Virginia, Washington D.C., and Maryland from pests including Boxelder Bugs.

Our trained pest experts know the areas to identify potential how Boxelder Bugs can get in your home and help prevent them using EPA-approved products. With an effective treatment plan, our professional team not only eradicates current problems but also provides preventative care. With our protection plans, you can be sure that Boxelder Bugs won't stand a chance.

For ultimate protection, our professionals will work with you to find a customized solution for your ant problem, today and tomorrow.

What Our Customers are Saying

Telisha Allison
				Very happy with the service from My Pest Pros. Antoyne contacted me when he was en route and gave me his eta which was super helpful. He explained the process before he began. He was efficient, courteous, and answered all my questions. Will definitely use My Pest Pros again!
read moreread less
Mary Ann Sarnovsky
				Antoine was the best, as always! He bravely took care of my aggressive bees and was on time and courteous as always as well. Thanks Antoine!!
read moreread less
Corey Hughes
				Antoyne quickly found the area where mice were entering the home. Much appreciated
read moreread less
Kristen Hopkins
				We have used My Pest Pro for regular pest control services and today we needed to have a bee nest removed. It was much larger than we had realized. We had Jeff as a tech and he did a fantastic job of explaining the process and removing the entire nest of angry bees.
read moreread less
Jane
				Antoyne, our technician, was great! He sprayed the yard thoroughly, paying attention to the bushes and tree areas. We have used My Pest Pros for mosquito spraying for many years now. We used to get eaten alive when we went out in the yard, but this has not been a problem since we started using My Pest Pros!
read moreread less
Jim Lindsey
				Jeff was very helpful
read moreread less
Christina Murphy
				Brent was very friendly, efficient and did an excellent job!
read moreread less
Thomas Sharps
				Very rude people on the phone. Must not need the business. Look elsewhere for help with your pests.
read moreread less
Maryelizabeth Lutton
				Excellent service. Steven was gr8. Tom Lutton
read moreread less

SEE MORE REVIEWS

Dedicated to our Customers

If you have a pest-control question, we answer and respond around the clock. We don’t rush treatments; we get them right! We treat our customers like family; because to us, you are. So whenever you have a pest problem, you can rely on the team at My Pest Pros to take care of it.

Contact Us

For all of your pest control needs, My Pest Pros is there. Be sure to give us a call today for a free quote!

866-415-7577

Our Satisfaction Guarantee

Our promise to you is simple: You will be 100% satisfied with our pest control programs. Guaranteed.*