Mystery Bugs in Portland OR
October 18, 2018 12:34 PM   Subscribe

Please help me ID these bugs for a friend.

Please help me ID these bugs for a friend. They are 1/4" long and found inside a home on the window frame. The weather has been sunny and in the low 40's through the 70's.
posted by RaeVaughn1958 to Science & Nature (4 answers total) 1 user marked this as a favorite
 
Those look like boxelder bugs.
posted by cookie-k at 12:41 PM on October 18, 2018


seconding boxelder bugs. it's ladybug, boxelder bug, and stink bug season here in Portland
posted by Dr. Twist at 1:41 PM on October 18, 2018 [1 favorite]


Best answer: yup, those are boxelders for sure. Bane of our existence when we owned our house here in Portland. PROTIP: Do not, tempting though it may be, kill one by squishing it. The stench is...not great.
posted by pdb at 1:58 PM on October 18, 2018


Boxelder or elm seed bug. Either way, do not squish, they are stinky when crushed.
posted by slagheap at 5:27 PM on October 18, 2018


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