Just made this meme to express my frustration at Boxelder bugs. No matter how many times I carry them out they find a way back in my house in Spring and Fall.
Note because I guess some folks need it: I don’t kill them, I pick them up and put them back outside!
Kissing bugs cause chagas, and they do look very similar
if you’re in south american countries. they are similar looking to assassin bugs which are predators instead of bloodsuckers.
I thought they were all kissing bugs. How do you tell them apart.
The biggest tell is the missing sucker tube. Though boxelder bugs are fairly vibrant in color, and generally are numerous/you know about them majority of your life.
Around me they’ve become far less common due to climate change sadly. Love the little guys, even if they used to easily overwhelm any house in the woods.