Box-alder Bugs

[randerson]

The back of my house looks like I put new siding on it that moves. The whole thing is covered anyone have any ideas to get rid of these pesky things I find a couple in the shower every morning and a few on the floors driving me nuts. Any help would be great Thanks Ryan

[DDT26]

I had good luck with buggslayer.

[pushbutton]

put some powdered laundry soap into one off those fertilizer jars/applicator that hooks up to your garden hose, and go have some fun!

[lovetoicefish]

I started a thread with the same question in May/June. Regardless, there were a number of good products suggested but the most popular was 'TEMPO', made by the Bayer Co that I bought and have used twice now. Killed them and others and its residual affect keeps on killing. Safe around the house in or out, it's spendy but worth it. I bought it at the local farm supply store or at FF. Good luck!

[Tom7227]

http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/horticulture/DG0998.html

[Powerstroke]

I'm with PB. I prefer to use laundry soap mixed up and spray them with that. No need for an insecticide and you already have the materials.

[LindellProStaf]

I had a boxelder bug problem on the south side of an old house I bought and remodeled in Stillwater. They would cover the limestone foundation. Must have been a thousand of them. Someone told me to just spray them and the foundation with a strong soapy solution. Well this sounded way to easy. I finally tried it. I think I mixed up a real strong laundry soap solution like the other guys mentioned. They left in a few days and I never saw them again. I couldn't believe it. They were there every year until I did that.