Overview
for Boxelder Bug
The boxelder bug is a black, red-striped true bug that feeds on boxelder trees in summer, then crowds onto warm walls and into homes as the weather cools. It is a nuisance, not a hazard: it spreads no disease and does not bite or sting people. Source: https://npic.orst.edu/pest/boxelder.html Think of them less as invaders than as houseguests who never RSVP'd, turning up each fall to lounge on the sunny side of the house. Source: https://extension.umn.edu/nuisance-insects/boxelder-bugs