Lonk Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 [IMG]http://boxelderbug.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/boxelder-bug.jpg[/IMG] Why have they been spreading rapidly recently? Discuss. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
.Starrk Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 May I ask what these insects do? I have no knowledge of what you are talking about. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonk Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Boxelder bugs are at the most part harmless, but they not only creep the feces out of people, but they eat various plants. Plus, they walk over people's skin, fly around in your home, crawl up on you in your sleep and live in your home's walls. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Βyakuya Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Just like stinkbugs all around our house. I recall when they were everywhere and we all freaked out when we saw one...by the way where do you live? Just knowing where they shown up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonk Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I live in the northeast. While they are common around there, they were never a problem. However, in the Summer of '10, my home was barraged by them and they don't let up much. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larxene Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Wanna know what's worse? [IMG]http://i548.photobucket.com/albums/ii347/caddwg2000/brown_stink.jpg[/IMG] Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flakman4000 Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Wanna know what's worser? [img]http://26.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_l4ep5ymPTH1qbkvb1o1_500.jpg[/img] Asian Giant Hornet DUN DUN DUN! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 Boxelder bugs are plastered all over my aunt's house. They're nasty, but you can't kill them, because they're [i]everywhere[/i]. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Larxene Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 [quote name='Clair' timestamp='1302473585' post='5129171'] Boxelder bugs are plastered all over my aunt's house. They're nasty, but you can't kill them, because they're [i]everywhere[/i]. [/quote] You can kill them, but you just happen to find it pointless. By not killing them, you're only allowing them to reproduce further. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonk Posted April 10, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 [quote name='Larxene' timestamp='1302473995' post='5129184'] You can kill them, but you just happen to find it pointless. By not killing them, you're only allowing them to reproduce further. [/quote] Which is why I hate them so much. However, my family does a fine job controlling them (When one or more of them are vulnerable, we kill them with a napkin then either flush them or burn their corpse in hot water then dump them in the trash. We also spray at them with Windex). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xazeon Posted April 10, 2011 Report Share Posted April 10, 2011 I love stepping on these things. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Βyakuya Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 If you kill them, more will appear.....that's the common theory I heard in the late summer/fall. People avoid killing them because of their stench (stinkbugs...). BTW the pics of these insects are creeping the f**k out of me....D: Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Clair Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 [quote name='Larxene' timestamp='1302473995' post='5129184'] You can kill them, but you just happen to find it pointless. By not killing them, you're only allowing them to reproduce further. [/quote] I mean, [i]I[/i] don't waste time killing them personally. We just spray them out. Hope that clarifies things. xD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonk Posted April 11, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 [quote name='Byakuya Kuchiki' timestamp='1302483405' post='5129597'] If you kill them, more will appear.....that's the common theory I heard in the late summer/fall. People avoid killing them because of their stench (stinkbugs...). BTW the pics of these insects are creeping the f**k out of me....D: [/quote] 1. If you don't kill them, they reproduce and make more bugs 2. They don't have any Stink Glands, so I don't mind killing them 3. I know. They give me the heebie jeebies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
J-Max Posted April 11, 2011 Report Share Posted April 11, 2011 Ewwwwwwww. Thank god I live in the UK. Worst I get is a few Ants & the odd Spider. Never had Cockroaches. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lonk Posted April 12, 2011 Author Report Share Posted April 12, 2011 Well, the Boxelder bug population has declined in my house for some reason...... Must be the lime/rust/calcium cleaner my mom kills them with (She even went outside and killed as many of them as possible like a *insert witty occupation*). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gospel. Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Well the worst I got is this big ass spider (this things like 4 inches long) that has a web in the corner of my fence. It's just sat there for the past 2 weeks. Just chillin. But it creeps me out. I hate spiders, man. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mehmani Posted April 13, 2011 Report Share Posted April 13, 2011 Here in the UK we are fine, but my grandmother's house was infested with spiders for several years. They were absolutely everywhere. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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