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Im having an issue with what I think is box elder bettles/bugs. My yard has been teeming with these for several weeks now, but they mostly stayed outside. Now they are trying to get in.

What smokes these things...or repelles them? I got some Ortho barrier stuff, but it doesn't keep them out. Does kill them...after they get in.

Luckily, they have only really gotten into the AZ/sun room thus far, but I want to put a stop to them.

Tried peppermint. Doesn't seem to stop them. Lavender does seem to work somewhat, but I suspect it will wear off quickly.

The dawn and water trick does kill them pretty quickly, but they seem to have many places to hide. Still, I have a garden hose mix sprayer coming, and I'm gonna nuke the whole yard with dawn/water when it gets here. Probably have to do a few to get them all.

If that fails, any ideas?
 
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Im having an issue with what I think is box elder bettles/bugs. My yard has been teeming with these for several weeks now, but they mostly stayed outside. Now they are trying to get in.

What smokes these things...or repelles them? I got some Ortho barrier stuff, but it doesn't keep them out. Does kill them...after they get in.

Luckily, they have only really gotten into the AZ/sun room thus far, but I want to put a stop to them.

Tried peppermint. Doesn't seem to stop them. Lavender does seem to work somewhat, but I suspect it will wear off quickly.

The dawn and water trick does kill them pretty quickly, but they seem to have many places to hide. Still, I have a garden hose mix sprayer coming, and I'm gonna nuke the whole yard with dawn/water when it gets here. Probably have to do a few to get them all.

If that fails, any ideas?
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You can call DO MY OWN PEST CONTROL and they will let you know how to get rid of them. I believe they are in Georgia. I buy commercial spider spray from them because here I would need an exterminator's license to buy it. 1-866-581-7378 M-F 9-5 EST.
 
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What smokes these things
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Cutting down the tree and burning it!
Its a weed tree like a Cottonwood and they grow faster than any tree on the planet. Total junk tree. Only good for a fire pit.

I had these fucers at my old house. Tried every spray under the sun. Even hired 2 exterminators. There commercial spray helps as a barrier but not for very long. The last guy told me the cold hard truth, cut the box elder tree down and burn it! Have a few fire pit parties in my back yard. Technically thats the only way to get rid of them. Sprays are a mask for them. You think u ridded them only to put your dick in the dirt later when they come back! They breed from the tree trunk. Nasty fucers!
So I did just that and like magic they were no longer. Took a little bit to finally get rid of the scrabblers that where left but no more! ☠️☠️☠️
 
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Cutting down the tree and burning it!
Its a weed tree like a Cottonwood and they grow faster than any tree on the planet. Total junk tree. Only good for a fire pit.

I had these fucers at my old house. Tried every spray under the sun. Even hired 2 exterminators. There commercial spray helps as a barrier but not for very long. The last guy told me the cold hard truth, cut the box elder tree down and burn it! Have a few fire pit parties in my back yard. Technically thats the only way to get rid of them. Sprays are a mask for them. You think u ridded them only to put your dick in the dirt later when they come back! They breed from the tree trunk. Nasty fucers!
So I did just that and like magic they were no longer. Took a little bit to finally get rid of the scrabblers that where left but no more! ☠️☠️☠️
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That's the thing...I don't have a box elder. Don't think anyone does nearby.
 
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Oh there is! Thats the only way they get created. They travel well. Kind of like Adam And Eve. Dosnt happen with Adam and Steve
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Could be a variant of some sort. We have Palo Verde, but those hellish things can't be related to anything...
 
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Can u get a pic. Maybe they aren’t BE’s
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Bought a garden hose sprayer and nuked the whole yard with Dawn/water. Millions laying here dead right now. Actually having a hard time finding a live one at the moment, so that's seems to have been pretty effective. Probably have to do it again...
 
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It's weird...don't know if I've ever seen any of these. And certainly nowhere near this level if I have, but they are bad this year.
 
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Bought a garden hose sprayer and nuked the whole yard with Dawn/water. Millions laying here dead right now. Actually having a hard time finding a live one at the moment, so that's seems to have been pretty effective. Probably have to do it again...
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Those look close to Box Elder but not quite same color but Box Elders that I see all the time dont have the spots unless its a variant
 
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look like Scantius aegyptius-Mediterranean Red Bug
 
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That's what the AI feature on my phone came up with.
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Yep. Invasive species. Explains why I've never seen them before. Soapy water does kill them. In fact...sound like just spraying them with water does pretty well. I've just let them get too comfy around my house. Spent large parts of the weekend just hosing down the yard with dawn and water. Really knocked them down, but I'm sure there are more being birthed as we speak.
 
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Yep. Invasive species. Explains why I've never seen them before. Soapy water does kill them. In fact...sound like just spraying them with water does pretty well. I've just let them get too comfy around my house. Spent large parts of the weekend just hosing down the yard with dawn and water. Really knocked them down, but I'm sure there are more being birthed as we speak.
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Sounds like what you are doing is working. maybe just keep after them till you get rid of them all.🤞
 
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