What are the advantages of using chemicals such as insecticides or pesticides when dealing with the Boxelder bugs?
When the Boxelder bugs infest a home or building it is usually during winter season or cooler days. Inside the home, owners can use broom or vacuum. If they can see one bug, they should expect that there are more of them since the Boxelder bugs travel and flock in groups when hibernating. Eliminating a flock that is gathering on your walls is not enough since what you need is to kill the whole colony and prevent them from entering your home. Bugs usually stay outside until fall or as long as there is still sun. The advantage of using a pesticide during this time is that owners can kill the whole colony and prevent the risk of them entering the house. The broom and the vacuum cannot kill and eliminate all bugs at once. In using pesticides or insecticides, it is best to use those that have all natural or organic to prevent the toxic ingredients from harming the people inside your home.