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True BugsWhat are these red bugs, please?
Dearest Bug People,
Thank you! I have found your site to be very useful and enjoyable. You have helped me feel peaceful about the spiders and house centipedes waging war (against one another) in my cellar. I’m excited to finally have a reason to write you; all other times I have been able to identify mystery bugs myself, using your information. Regarding the attached photos: I found these little guys partying outside my house on 10 August 2006. I live in southeastern Ontario. They were in a weedy area between my concrete foundation and gravel driveway. I looked through your beetle pages but could not find any bugs that looked similar. Are they destructive at all, or do they just like to hang out in dead foliage? Your fan,
Tracy Brinklow
P.S. Looks like I don’t truly have a reason to write after all! Just as I was about to send this email, I found the "true bug" page. So, these are milkweed bugs or box elder bugs, then?
Hi Tracy,
These are Eastern Boxelder Bugs, Boisea trivittata, and your photo is the first of the season. We can now expect a great proportion of our emails will be regarding the identification of this species which forms large aggregations on the sunny sides of buildings as the weather cools.
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