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Box elder bug invasion

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Topic: Box elder bug invasion

Posted By: HD6GTOM
Subject: Box elder bug invasion
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2019 at 3:28pm

Their back. First I seen was today.

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Posted By: Ted J
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2019 at 7:11pm

Well you're a little south of me, but I haven't seen any yet. Too dang COLD yet.

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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 05 Apr 2019 at 11:42pm

I been killing them in our house all winter long! they are not very good swimmers

Posted By: dgerth
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2019 at 3:33am

We use soap and water in a garden sprayer or whatever for almost instantaneous results. Works like a champ.

Posted By: DaveKamp
Date Posted: 06 Apr 2019 at 11:52pm

That's exactly what I do... the garden hose-mounted sprayer with the jar... mostly water, and a little liquid dish soap, hose the whole lot of 'em, and they turn into a compost pile....

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Posted By: shameless dude
Date Posted: 07 Apr 2019 at 2:38am

we've had them in the house all winter too, they meet a tea bottle with water in it. same with them little beetles.