We have a pretty decent sized Bo x Elder Tree in out back yard. A few months ago my roommate and I realized we had all these funny little bugs all around the back yard. A little time went by... then a couple weeks ago we realized they were pretty much dominating the back yard. There was a large colony living on my roommate's window sill, an occasional bug in the house, a bug in my car, many bugs on the door screens, and bugs crawling everywhere. Anyways, we thought it was time to do something about the problem. I googled "red bug" and somehow found out that we had a Bo x Elder Bug problem. They live next to Bo x Elder Trees, Maple trees, etc. It might be hard to tell from these shots, but the bugs have a striking resemblance to the buds of the tree. Off to Safeway I went and purchased a nice can of Raid. We went to town one afternoon. They never knew what hit them.
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The battle was won but I think the outcome of the war might be in their favor. They just have too many numbers..
Thanks for looking.
