tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post1902970311293170269..comments2024-03-28T06:50:11.258-05:00Comments on Bug Eric: Indoor Insects of Autumn (part 2 of 4)Bug Erichttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-62454027409812841652010-09-01T01:45:23.892-05:002010-09-01T01:45:23.892-05:00Dan: You are correct that despite their abundance...Dan: You are correct that despite their abundance they seldom damage their host trees. Because of their sheer numbers they are often considered a "nuisance pest."Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-23872225926857083682010-08-31T09:02:44.329-05:002010-08-31T09:02:44.329-05:00Thanks, Eric! I seem to have got it all wrong, b...Thanks, Eric! I seem to have got it all wrong, but I wasn't too far off (still a bug), but it would be easier if they had their names written on their undersides. Do you happen to know the extent of damage they are capable of? The tree doesn't seem to be damaged, and I rather enjoy the bugs.ylojelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356108597580858885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-64720452396599216452010-08-30T20:07:20.457-05:002010-08-30T20:07:20.457-05:00Dan: Your pale specimen is "just molted,&quo...Dan: Your pale specimen is "just molted," and the normal pigments have not yet expressed themselves. Further, those are not boxelder bugs. See this link re: Jadera:<br />http://bugguide.net/node/view/3600Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-72606194941922479852010-08-30T19:20:49.308-05:002010-08-30T19:20:49.308-05:00Thanks for posting. I now know what's under t...Thanks for posting. I now know what's under the golden raintree. <br />I also seem to have found an amelanistic one:<br />http://i38.tinypic.com/2iay6c9.jpgylojelohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02356108597580858885noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-10140774572718337182009-10-05T11:22:39.242-05:002009-10-05T11:22:39.242-05:00Shanda: The immature ones will reach adulthood be...Shanda: The immature ones will reach adulthood before winter. At least most of them will. MoBugs, I've heard of that name (Democrat bugs) for them, too. Not sure why:-)Bug Erichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06253157009010644214noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-56194677397023886922009-10-03T10:20:53.165-05:002009-10-03T10:20:53.165-05:00The only boxelder bugs I've happened to see we...The only boxelder bugs I've happened to see were in June, <a href="http://themarvelousinnature.wordpress.com/2008/06/26/life-on-a-maple-branch/" rel="nofollow">laying eggs on a Silver Maple leaf</a>. Never even seen them in the house. It would be neat to stumble across one of these giant congregations of them.Seabrookehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09400079400485962650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-27971648860885904012009-10-03T02:41:19.541-05:002009-10-03T02:41:19.541-05:00Hmm. . . Very interesting. I've definately see...Hmm. . . Very interesting. I've definately seen these little guys around. What happens to the immature ones? Do they overwinter as well or are they not so lucky?Shandahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12787125482075229747noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2886700853255525969.post-59170724602877197982009-10-02T10:06:47.176-05:002009-10-02T10:06:47.176-05:00These are the bugs that congregate on the south si...These are the bugs that congregate on the south side of our house each fall. Around here we call them Democrat Bugs. I have no idea why, perhaps because they are as plentiful as Democrats?Shelly Coxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18367843308248195970noreply@blogger.com