The box elder is a native tree that produces large amounts of seeds that hang on all winter. They provide food for birds and mammals. ... That tree is the humble box elder, Acer negundo.

There are no box elder trees on our property or anywhere else in the neighborhood as far as I know, but box elder (Acer negundo) is a member of the maple (Acer) genus and the bugs will hang out ...

On a warm day in autumn, you may get some unwelcome guests: box elder bugs. “They can be a real nuisance,” said Sharon Yiesla, plant information specialist at The Morton Arboretum. Thes… ...

Boxelder bugs lay rust-colored eggs on female boxelder trees (Acer negundo) in spring and again in late summer. The small nymphs hatch from the eggs in about two weeks; they are bright red in color.