AboutJim Hyland Expertise I am an expert in Forestry, Forest Entomology, Forest Pest Control, and Forest Health. Extensive knowledge in Identification of insects and diseases of trees. Expert on Bark beetles and other insects that attack forests. Also a Registrated Forester with extensive knowledge in the management and care of forests.
Experience 29 years as State Pest Management Chief in a Southern state. Extensive knowledge in Forestry.
BS with major in Forest Management and Entomology Registered Forester Certified Pesticide Appicator
Expert in Forestry and insect and dieases of trees.
Question We live in the middle of lower Michigan. And every year around the middle of August until we get a freeze. We are bomb barded with box elder bugs on the south side of our house. Not just a few of them there are thousands. We have tried everything under the sun to get rid of them. Hope you can help. Thank you
Answer Adult boxelder bugs will enter structures in the fall, seeking winter shelter.
They seek shelter in protected places such as houses and other buildings, cracks or crevices in walls, doors, under windows and around foundations, particularly on south and west exposures
Applications of acephate (Orthene), carbaryl (Sevin) or chlorpyrifos (Dursban) spray should be applied on foundation walls, sidewalks, fence rows, etc. as boxelder bugs mature and migrate from the trees. Cracks and crevices, wall voids and similar areas may be treated with dusts and/or aerosols.
Check with your local nursery for one of these insecticides.
