beetles taking over basement

[shaddydan]

Anybody know what the heck these things are??? We noticed one or two here and there, now the weather has changed, they're feaking everywhere in the basement! Help!!!

 

[BrewDoc_MD]

Looks like a boxelder bug. They want to get outside to lay their eggs this time of year.

 

[iH8DemLibz]

+1 on Boxelder.

 

[MdPrep]

Boxelder for sure. I had some bushes out front of the house and they were always there....until I removed the bushes. I think they are a nuisance bug though, not harmful to the best of my knowledge.

 

[Threeband]

I for one welcome our new Boxelder Overlords.

 

[shaddydan]

Looks like a boxelder bug. They want to get outside to lay their eggs this time of year.

They are welcome to leave! Glad they are harmless. ...just lots of them!

 

[shaddydan]

I for one welcome our new Boxelder Overlords.

 

[rj1974]

They are boxelder beetles and harmless they are just a pain in the ass . They live , eat and breed in piles of dead leaves , grass , untreated mulch and the like . If you had any of this near the house in the fall they likely moved in when it got too cold .

 

[MdPrep]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxO4wG2XhwM

 

[5.56blaster]

In spring and summer ive seen hundreds hanging out on a warm window. They don't to anything.

 

[possumman]

I had a swarm of them on my siding one time looked like about a million of them-few hours later they were gone.

 

[webb297]

At least its not those horrible stink bugs!

 

[bama47]

So what's Paul and Ringo like in person?

 

[GUNSnROTORS]

Best way to deal with Beatles - Hendrix.

 

[engineerbrian]

We had them outside a few years back. After a little research I found that they have exoskeletons and a mixture of dish soap and water will kill them by suffocating them. At that point I handed my 2 kids pump sprayers full of soapy water and let them deal with the problem. Haven't had them since!

 

[shaddydan]

So what's Paul and Ringo like in person?

Paul is really talented and ringo is well...

 

[Fishguy]

Chupacabra.



Am I too late?

 

[lee2]

let a couple of these bables loose in the basement in the fall. i guar·an·tee you wont have any bug issues.

 

[kenny1773]

Anybody know what the heck these things are???

They look like air gun targets to me

 

[lee2]

bug a salt
http://www.amazon.com/SKELL-INC-Ori...TF8&qid=1426208952&sr=8-1&keywords=bug+a+salt
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FTVn6OhATaI