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JonathanTalley Paradise, CA Mar 04, 2008

I am staying in Northern California for a short period with my parents. My mother's backyard is over-run with this bug and they seem to eat a lot. How can I help her to get rid of them.

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koobz Sterling Heights, MI Mar 07, 2008

They almost look like boxelder bugs. I'm sure they may be controlled the same way.

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Malus2006 Coon Rapids, MN(Zone 4a) Mar 12, 2008

Are you sure they're boxelder bugs? They don't look like boxelder bugs - boxelder bugs have more orange lines on their wings and wingcases. Even the picture of Western Bugelder have more orange than this picture.

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claypa West Pottsgrove, PA(Zone 6b) Mar 12, 2008

JonathanTalley is right, they're Bordered Plant Bugs, which are in the same sub order as Boxelder bugs

http://bugguide.net/node/view/40941

There are dozens red and black true bugs that resemble each other, at least vaguely. I don't if they're anything worse than a nuisance by their sheer numbers, but you could try insecticidal soap.

http://www.domyownpestcontrol.com/boxelder-bug-a-67.html

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Malus2006 Coon Rapids, MN(Zone 4a) Oct 27, 2008

Can you mark this as solved?

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