Boxelder Bug & Asian Lady Beetle Control

Boxelder bugs and Asian lady beetles are the two most common fall invaders in West Central Minnesota. On warm fall days, they cluster by the thousands on south- and west-facing walls, looking for a way inside to spend the winter. Once inside, they turn up in windows, light fixtures, and living rooms all winter long.

Kandiyohi County and the surrounding lake area have a notoriously heavy boxelder bug population. The key is treating the source — the female boxelder and maple trees they feed on — along with the perimeter of your home and the entry points they use to get inside.

Timing matters. A late-summer or early-fall treatment, before they move indoors, is far more effective than trying to deal with them once they are already inside your walls.