Facts you should know

Box Elder B-GONE

100% Bio-Insecticide
Kills 100's of Insect Species

Identification

Adult boxelder bugs are about 1/2-inch long, black with orange or red markings, including three stripes on the prothorax, the area right behind the head. Their wings lay flat over their bodies, overlapping each other to form an ‘X’ The immature nymphs are 1/16th-inch long and bright red when they first hatch. As they grow older and become larger, they are red and black. You can potentially see all stages at any given time during the summer and fall months.

Helpful Tips to help remove unwanted bugs:

Move any piles of leaves, or general debris that is too close to your home's perimeter.

Remove unnecessary weeds and grass from a strip between 3 and 6 feet wide around your foundation and replace it with proper landscaping. If you don't want to do this all the way around your house, focus on the south and west sides.

Sweep or vacuum up boxelder and maple seeds. A shop vacuum or pushbroom works well on driveways and patios but use the shop vac to pick up seeds from your lawn.

Don't plant female boxelder or maple trees near your house if you cannot remove them or do not want to then use non-chemical treatments to kill clusters of the bugs when their numbers build up.

Remember that because of the distances boxelder bugs can fly, your neighbor has box elder trees they may be the source of your problem. If that is the case have your neighbor treat his tree with Box Elder B-GONE to kill nymphs feeding on the tree base.

Seal all cracks and seams around windows, doors and siding with clear or color matching caulk to prevent bugs from coming inside.

If you seal your house and kill the bugs on the house exterior with Box Elder B-GONE before they go in the walls they will be less likely to be successful in finding your home's walls for winter hibernation.

Box Elder Bugs are very persistant, if you have a huge infestation you have to try to treat the nesting areas. Mostly the base of trees or surrounding areas close to food source for the wingless baby nymphs. Sometimes you will have to find a good treatment schedule that works for your infestation and it's levels. Start by finding the hot spots and flooding them out before the sun comes out and they spread over structures. Doing this you will kill more bugs with one shot, you can still treat the bugs after they are wide spread over structures but it may take more work to get the job done.

Box Elder B-GONE sprayed directly into landscaping material from the Garden End Hose Sprayer will leave a coating compound killing bugs for up to 20 minutes but it simply evaporates over time.

After spraying your home down with Box Elder B-GONE's Hose End Sprayer wait 10 minutes then swith the dial to water and simply wash the dead bugs off your home along with any left over product.

Box Elder B-GONE is the only NON-TOXIC insecticide LABELED for killing Box Elder Bugs.

Box Elder B-GONE was specifically formulated to have high Box Elder bug killing properties, while also being safe for most beneficial insect species. Box Elder B-GONE is 100% Effective, Eco-Friendly and works indoors or outdoors and is also safe to use around your children and pets.

It is a common misconception that harsh residual chemicals are needed to control a box elder bug infestation. Today there are advancements in natural insecticide treatments, Most box elder bug infestations can be controlled with Box Elder B-GONE natural insecticide which is alot safer for you and our environment then today's harsh chemical insecticides.

Chemical insecticides do not break down naturally in the soil and get into our ground water and water ways. These are the same waterways and ground water that can feed our drinking waters. Every gallon of Box Elder B-GONE sold takes away one gallon of chemicals from our environment.

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University Of Minnesota, Department Of Entomology

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The University Of Minnesota Supports Non-Chemical Treatments for Box Elder Bugs:

University Of Minnesota Department Of Entomology says:

"You may want to supplement non-chemical methods with an insecticide treatment around the exterior of your home, especially if large number of box elder bugs are present and/or you have a history of box elder bug invasions."

University Of Minnesota, Department Of Entomology

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The University Of Vermont says:

"Chemical controls are largely ineffective and unwarranted for this pest"
Non-toxic treatments should be used on clumps of bugs in the spring and fall months. Residual chemical treatments should be used at a last resort, non-toxic treatments with garden hose end sprayers used on building exteriors will have best results.

University of Vermont Extension.