Fall Invading Insects

A brief look at fall invading insects

Fall invading insects can really be any type of insect active in the fall trying to get inside to over-winter or hibernate. Some spiders and centipedes come inside, as well as rodents like mice.

This specific service will exterminate and protect your home from any crawling insects like spiders and centipedes, but the main focus is of boxelder bugs, Asian lady beetles, hornets, and wasps.

Boxelder Bugs:

You know these bugs, they are primarily black with red coloring around their wings. They appear as if they are wearing a tuxedo, dressing up for a party in your home that they weren’t invited to.

These flying bugs are not harmful, though they can secrete an odorous smell when squished, as well as a red or orange stain. These insects are more of a nuisance pest than anything else.

They seek to enter structures when it starts to get cold in the fall. They look for openings in foundations, around window and door frames, roof lines, and vents. But, once they get inside, they often wake up in the winter or late spring on a warm sunny day, as it feels like a false spring to them. This is when it often confuses homeowners, thinking, “Why do I have fall pests now?“

Stink bugs look similarly to boxelder bugs in all life phases, so they are commonly mistaken for boxelder bugs, and vice versa. That said, our fall exterior power spray targets stink bugs as well. For all of your stink bug control and to avoid stink bug staining, look to Done Right Pest Solutions too!

Asian Lady Beetles:

Asian lady beetles and lady bugs are pretty similar: they have dome-shaped bodies with a primarily red or orange color and black spots.

These flying bugs are also not harmful, though they also can secrete an odorous smell when squished, as well as a red or orange stain. These insects are more of a nuisance pest than anything else.

An interesting fact about Asian lady beetles is that they, along with lady bugs and Boxelder bugs, aren’t just nuisance pests, they can actually stir up allergens in your home. These fall pests fall into this category, along with rodents, cockroaches, bed bugs, and dust mites.

Many people wonder, “what do Asian lady beetles eat?” and the answer is aphid and other itty bitty insects. Aphids are small insects that eat plants and tree leaves. Asian lady beetles eat little insects that eat plants. So if Asian lady beetles get in your home, chances are they will find some little bugs to eat in there too. To avoid this, check out our annual pest control program.

Hornets:

Hornets can make their homes in a variety of places like trees, the ground, retaining walls, on your homes, and in the soffit/fascia area of your homes or inside wall voids of your homes.

Hornets and other stinging insects like yellow jackets often threaten homeowners as they can sting multiple times with no recourse. At times their stingers will fall off, but it’s not like a self-defense mechanism like for bees, where if they use it they die.

Because hornets make their homes in wall voids and other areas in order to stay warm over the winter, this makes them a target for our fall preventative pest control treatments. Because these flying bugs are harmful, it is important to remove any hornet nests quickly and effectively.

Wasps:

Wasps, like paper wasps, will often resort to making their homes in your soffit and fascia area within your home. They hibernate in those areas and wake up in the spring and seek shelter in those same areas on someone else’s home for the new queens to establish a nest.

Wasps, like hornets and yellow jackets, also sting without recourse, and are therefore a threat to homeowners around the metro area Minnesota in into Wisconsin. These insects that fly can become aggressive and sting multiple times, therefore it is important to remove any wasp nests quickly and effectively.

Because they make their homes in your soffit and fascia area, this makes them a target for our fall preventative pest control treatments.

If you have flying pests or flying bugs like these fall invaders, it is best to have a one time pest control service or a seasonal pest control service. A simple answer to the question: should you spray for bugs in the fall, is yes! Read on to learn of the one time pest control service.