tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post112394729008630142..comments2024-03-28T09:54:55.115-05:00Comments on Dad29: Box Elder BugDad29http://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1143865689024511982006-03-31T22:28:00.000-06:002006-03-31T22:28:00.000-06:00We have bats and lady bugs and box elder bugs. Th...We have bats and lady bugs and box elder bugs. The bats wouldn't be so bad if they didn't poop everywhere. Like by our front door and on the deck in the backyard. As far as the box elder bugs and lady bugs, they are driving me insane, and they multiply daily!!! <BR/><BR/>A women who hates bugs!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1136302988954562132006-01-03T09:43:00.000-06:002006-01-03T09:43:00.000-06:00I do not think so.I do not think so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1124943195785265262005-08-24T23:13:00.000-05:002005-08-24T23:13:00.000-05:00Hey, box elders aren't all that bad. You can tap ...Hey, box elders aren't all that bad. You can tap them for syrup in late march just like maples - takes a lot more sap to boil down (like a whole fence line for a few cups), but the syrup is just as sweet.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1124577029757336242005-08-20T17:30:00.000-05:002005-08-20T17:30:00.000-05:00Someone else's yard is enough to do it.Someone else's yard is enough to do it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1124576134237304462005-08-20T17:15:00.000-05:002005-08-20T17:15:00.000-05:00Sorry--we don't have a box elder tree in our yard....Sorry--we don't have a box elder tree in our yard.<BR/><BR/>Maybe a few in someone ELSE'S yard--but none here.<BR/><BR/>They actually like the foundation of the garage and the house...Dad29https://www.blogger.com/profile/08554276286736923821noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1124571158064300332005-08-20T15:52:00.000-05:002005-08-20T15:52:00.000-05:00To really get rid of box elder beetles cut down yo...To really get rid of box elder beetles cut down your crummy box elders and replace them with real trees.<BR/><BR/>Box elders are firewood trees--ugly and horrible.<BR/><BR/>Why on earth would anyone want to get rid of bats?<BR/><BR/>They eat bugs and mosquitos. Ever since we have had them we never have bugs in the yard at night. Bats are something to attract, not repel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-12897315.post-1124053644886622932005-08-14T16:07:00.000-05:002005-08-14T16:07:00.000-05:00Mrs. Dad29 is absolutely right! Harmless...hah!I w...Mrs. Dad29 is absolutely right! Harmless...hah!<BR/><BR/>I wonder if either Home Defense Spray of even Formula 409 (who woulda thought?) would work on bats? Not that I expect any, but still...Kelly Thatcherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05208387893330590397noreply@blogger.com