Boxelder Bugs Emerging Out of Home in Watchung, NJ

Tuesday, October 28th, 2025 by Vincent Defabritis

Challenge

This customer in Watchung, NJ called our office after noticing a large amount pests on the side of her home. When we arrived and inspected these insects, we identified them as boxelder bugs. These nuisance pests received their name because of their attraction to the boxelder tree. During warmer weather, large groups of these pests will come together to congregate on the sunny side areas of a home. Boxelder bugs aren't dangerous, but they can be a huge nuisance. They can leave nasty stains on carpets when they are squashed and are known to release a foul smell if they feel threatened.

Solution

For treatment, we injected knockdown aerosol application into every single exterior opening and gap around the property, which will quickly exterminate the boxelder bugs. After that we treated the surrounding areas and the entire exterior of the property with a liquid residual application. The boxelder bugs will come in contact with the liquid treatment and, in a short amount of time, they will be exterminated.