How to Get Rid of Boxelder Bug? Risks, Prevention Tips & What to Know
Learn effective ways to get rid of boxelder bugs, understand the risks they pose, and discover prevention tips to keep your home bug-free.
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Boxelder Bug
Reviewed by Daniel Brady
CEO at AnchorPest Services
Updated July, 25
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How to Identify Boxelder Bug
Learn to spot boxelder bugs by their black bodies with red or orange markings, six legs, and elongated oval shape, often found on boxelder trees.
📏 Overall Size & Shape
⚠️ Active infestation
🎨 Covering & Coloration
Black with orange-red markings.
🦵 Appendages
⚠️ Odor signals bug activity
👁️ Head & Sensory Organs
⚠️ Infestation hotspot detected
🦷 Mouthparts & Feeding
⚠️ Leaf damage from bugs
🔎 Distinctive Marks or Tools
⚠️ Bugs emerging indoors
Key Distinguishing Features
- Burrows: Do not burrow; instead, seek shelter in cracks, crevices, and wall voids during cooler months.
- Behaviour: Congregate in large numbers on warm surfaces; emit a foul odor when crushed or disturbed.
- Habitat: Prefer sunny areas on trees, buildings, and rocks; often invade homes in fall for overwintering.
- Diet: Feed primarily on seeds, leaves, and fruits of boxelder, maple, and ash trees.
Quick Size Comparison
About the size of a sunflower seed, but longer and flatter.
Are You Seeing These Warning Signs?
If you notice ANY of these signs, you likely have an active Boxelder Bug infestation. Time is critical - contact us immediately.
⚠️ Active infestation
Clusters of black and red bugs on sunny exterior walls or windows.
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Possible Boxelder presence
Fecal streaks or stains on curtains, walls, or furniture.
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Odor signals bug activity
A musty or unpleasant odor in areas where bugs are present.
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Infestation hotspot detected
Dead boxelder bugs accumulating near windowsills or doorways.
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Leaf damage from bugs
Visible damage to boxelder tree leaves, such as yellowing or deformities.
Immediate professional assessment required
⚠️ Bugs emerging indoors
Live boxelder bugs emerging from electrical outlets or light fixtures.
Immediate professional assessment required
Spotted Any of These Signs?
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Serious Health Risks to Your Family
Pests can seriously harm you and your loved ones. Don't gamble with your family's health.
Secondary bacterial infections.
Delayed recovery, increased mortality
Onset: Typically develops 3–5 days after the initial viral infection.
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Why DIY Methods Always Fail
Save yourself time, money, and frustration. Here's why store-bought solutions don't work:
Vacuuming
Problem: Vacuuming only removes visible bugs, missing hidden eggs and insects in inaccessible areas
Result: Infestation quickly returns
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Soap and water spray
Problem: Soap and water spray only kills bugs it directly contacts
Result: Most of the infestation survives and returns
Diatomaceous earth
Problem: Diatomaceous earth only works on direct contact and loses effectiveness when wet
Result: Most boxelder bugs remain unaffected and infestation persists
Sealing entry points
Problem: Boxelder bugs can already be inside walls or hidden areas before sealing
Result: Infestation continues despite sealing entry points
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The average homeowner spends $200+ on failed DIY attempts before calling professionals. Meanwhile, the infestation grows worse.
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Complete Elimination
Targets entire colony, not just visible insects or rodents
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Prevention Plan
Long-term exclusion strategies
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Health Protection
Proper cleanup and sanitization
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Service warranty and follow-up visits
Our 3-Step Elimination Process
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Safe, effective treatment of entire colony
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Long-term exclusion and monitoring
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