Boxelder Bugs

[lovetoicefish]

Anyone have a 'sure bet' remedy for eliminating adult and newly hatched boxelder bugs/larvae?

[zent]

I use a product called Tempo, I have been very happy with it.

[harvey lee]

I have used Demon and this stuff is awesome on boxelder and asain beetles.

It is a pesticide so use rubber gloves on your hands and be careful.

It also leaves a residual so it will kill for weeks unless it rains, then one has to reapply.

About $15 to do the house for a year.

Most fertilizer plants carry this.

[Powerstroke]

Laundry detergent. 1/2 a cup of soap to 1 gallon of warm water. Kills very well and no "herbicide" risks.

[Steve Foss]

What Powerstroke said. Safest effective remedy I know of, although Tempo is really good and safe too. But I don't bother with BE bugs unless a client insists. They do no harm beyond irritation, IMO.

[the squirrel]

Bug Max 365 I think is the name and has done the trick for me

[snapjigger]

I use a product called Bugslayer. It is a product from the U of M. Spray it anywhere you have trouble, kills instantly and keeps killing. After applying 2 years have not had a single bug return. That is one nice feature of this product. Can be gotten at the (save big money store)

[Moonshine]

Same as Snappjigger. I saved big money on bug slayer. Kind of disgusting though when all those bugs die and they are laying on your driveway/sidewalk. Works really well for me.

[Dave S]

I use dish soap and water (similar to Powerstroke and Steve). Although it doesn't do much for the Asian beetles. They haven't been a problem this year "yet".

[pureinsanity]

Dawn dish soap works GREAT, Break Cleaner works even better but that is expensive.

[lovetoicefish]

Thanks for all the input. I ended up using TEMPO, spendy but it worked to expectations. By the way, it was highly recommended by others. Now another subject. A few years back I had a lawn service areate our yard and he also applied, I think, rock salt.....? Any suggestions about when to areate and what to apply?

[hotrod1]

Rock salt? salt absorbs moisture taking the moisture away from grass causing the grass to go dormant from lack of moisture and eventually die.

Aerify if needed in late summer or early fall when grass is growing. Around labor day is when I Aerify. You could have a soil test done now to determin what product you specifically need for your lawn. I use 24-0-11 when I fertilize around Labor day.

[Tom7227]

My guess is that it was pelleted gypsum, not rock salt. Salt would be a negative on a lawn. Gypsum helps break down clay. Someone posted a great piece on the difference between gypsum and hydrated lime but I can't find it.

[pureinsanity]

My guess is that it was pelleted gypsum, not rock salt. Salt would be a negative on a lawn. Gypsum helps break down clay. Someone posted a great piece on the difference between gypsum and hydrated lime but I can't find it.

Probably just do a search on dog spots on lawn