RE: Box Elder Bugs
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: RE: Box Elder Bugs
- From: m* l*
- Date: Thu, 15 Jun 2000 08:27:21 -0600
At 06:48 PM 6/14/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>
>
> The problem with Box Elder bugs is that they suck the life out of
>our juniper in the front corner of our house not to mention every time we
>walk in the back door we get attacked by them, at least that is what our
>company says. I know that they are harmless but they are just a pain and I
>have never seen any birds go after them to eat maybe they have something
>that does not taste good to them.
>
>
>BILL
>
A homemade soap spray with about 1 teaspoon per pint of rubbing alcohol
kills all it hits. But I don't think they'll do permanent harm to a
juniper. Margaret L
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