Box Elder Bugs

[lotsahens]

so, would you plant box elder but away from your house but next to the chicken yard?

 

[Pojojuniper]

We are in Vermont and we have a terrible time with box elder beetles both inside and outside the house. They love our huge east- facing windows that warm up in the morning sun. We just got chicks and ducklings for the first time and they are all still inside the house (it's still pretty chilly outside here) and the ducks, at least, LOVE gobbling up the bugs. I haven't seen the chicks eat any, but the ducks really like them and I am hoping they will eventually put a dent in the box elder beetle population.