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Hi, and welcome to another episode of "Day in the Life of Dovid Davis, pest specialist. I just talked with David, the director of  A #1 Pest Control Exterminator Bed Bugs, Roach, Animal, Fleas Termite Control and he told me that it's the second day of spring weather in Baltimore and he has already had 6 calls from people wanting his help to get rid of Box Elder Beetles. And I'll admit, that's 6 people who knew more about the box elder beetle than I did, until I had my chat with Dovid.
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Box Elder Beetles , I learned,. are beetles that come off of a mature elm tree which is quite popular in the Northeast. Their characteristics colors are grey with an orange-red strip across the back.  These beetles live and breed in the bark of the elm tree. And they emerge in the spring, and live

on the south side of buildings and homes, so that they can absorb the radiant heat from the sun.The problem is that when the sun sets, and the temperature begins to drop, these beetles will seek warmer shelter, and will try to get into your home. They penetrate into the house through windows, cracks and doors. A good gathering of these beetles can be in excess of 2-3000. and typically,  10% will succeed in entering the house,

Those that enter into the house then can start to breed into the house. So as Dovid pointed out this is an outdoor pest that but once it comes inside it becomes an indoor pest..

The beetle  is  problematical because of the sheer numbers. Say 3,000 beetles are congegating on your wall and 10% get in, that's 300 bug pests crawing around your home. The other problem is that when you try to kill these beetles manually you get a reddish orange stain. The stain will get on your walls, your floor, your carpet, whatever surface the beetle is on when you try and kill it.  The best form of eradication, according to Dovid is interior and exterior pest control treatment.

According to Dovid, The beetles are out right now, They come out at the beginning of spring. and their season will last for the next two months.

So if you see some of these grayish beetles, with the orange reddish stripe on their back climbing up your wall, and trying to get in your home, that's the time to call an exterminator. Well, that's it for another day in the life of Dovid Davis, pest specialist . And I want to wish you all a pest free day!