Beneficial Notes
for Boxelder Bug
The boxelder bug is neither predator nor pollinator, so it delivers no pest-control or pollination payoff. Its role is simply sipping the seeds and sap of female boxelders, which it barely harms — a harmless insect that turns into a headache only at the wall of a house. Source: https://extension.unh.edu/resource/boxelder-bug-fact-sheet