What Kinds of Damage Do Boxelder Bugs Cause?
There are many kinds of damage that boxelder bugs do not cause. They do not cause much damage to ornamental landscape plants, and rarely cause significant damage to fruit trees. They do not injure people or pets.(2) They will not feed on house plants or on your furniture.(3) They don’t cause structural damage to your home.(5) However, boxelder bug excrement can stain curtains, furniture, or clothing, and they give off an offensive odor when they’re crushed.(2) Keeping Boxelder Bugs Out If boxelder bugs are a problem inside your house, you should make it hard for them to find a way to get inside. Repair window or door screens that are torn.(2) You should also screen crawl space openings, vents, and louvers. Caulk cracks around windows, doors,(2) vents, light fixtures, pipes, conduits, and air conditioners.(4) Attaching weather-stripping or “sweep strips” to the bottom of your doors will help too.(3) (If this all sounds like a lot of work, remember that you’ll also be keeping other pest
