Box Elders

[The Sensi Rebel]

Anybody have a problem with Box Elder bugs?


They aren't horrible in my house, but THESE FUCKERS are ANNOYING.


I live a rural, farming environment out in the country. As far as I see it, without applying high concentrations of pesticides, bugs in rural houses are inevitable.

However, these guys really don't cause a problem physically on the plants in my grow room, because they don't reproduce indoors (mainly, the box elder tree is a meeting ground.).

But for Peat sake, how can I get rid of these little lingering bastards. I foliar spray all vegetating plants at least twice a week with a combination of Soluble Sillicate and Neem Oil to combat pests. Diatamaceous Earth in areas of the tent and top dressed for a barrier to soil surface pests. I keep out all the gnats, aphids, and mites either erasing the populations immediately, or preventing it in the first place most of the time.

Besides my foliar spray begetting a strong, oily, disease resistant plant, I haven't got rid of these fuckers. I try to grow 100% organic, so I dont really want to bomb my plants and grow spaces with any man made chemicals if possible.

Stay high brothas!,

TSR

 

[W89]

Mouse traps?

 

[RanchoDeluxe]

I'd take a look at praying mantis. Box Elder's are fairly big aren't they?

 

[bigshrimp]

Figure out how they are getting in and seal it up if possible.

 

[OrganicOzarks]

Cat.

 

[DuckDuckGoose]

Elephant.

 

[trichrider]

light leaks?
something must attract them....just sayin'.
if they don't bother your indoor, what the hey.

 

[The Sensi Rebel]

they arent really 'attracted' to anything per se, besides Box Elder Trees.

Box Elder Treas were brought in and transplanted on the edges of farmers fields to combat wind gusts on young plants in the spring and snow drifts in the winter.

With that, came these fuckers.

OrganicOzarks- I do have a cat, a very michieveous kitty who is sadistic to bugs by pawing and playing with them before he kills them. ha.

Trichryder- Normally I would leave it alone, but they seem to come in waves, just slowly lumbering around.. Popping up more and more on fan leaves. I really would just say screw it usually, but they just wont get out of the propagation area, corners of my house, windows.
Anywhere warm.

Rancho Deluxe & im me, Thanks for your advice! I looked into it more and it sounds like the best method for me and ideal to control.
I'll be heading to the store as soon as I can and grabbing some mantis eggs! I don't think they'll be too much cost wise.

Thanks for the responses, and That Solves That!
Stay up everybody!

-TSR