Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
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Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
Satisfaction Guaranteed • PHD in Customer Care
Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
PHD in Customer Care
Professional • Honest • Dependable
1850+ Reviews
4.9 Rating
Serving Midlands and Upstate, South Carolina
Satisfaction Guaranteed • PHD in Customer Care
Boxelder bug control for Midlands homes. They feed on boxelder, maple and ash trees,
then congregate in large numbers on sunny walls before moving inside to overwinter.
Boxelder bugs are black with distinctive red-orange markings, and they are harmless. They do not bite, sting or damage structures. What they do is arrive in numbers and stain surfaces when crushed.
Like other seasonal invaders they do not breed indoors. The population that gets into your walls arrived that size in fall, which is why the durable answer is sealing the structure rather than repeating treatment.
Years of Local Service
local & Family-Owned Since 1955
Modern Exterminating has been the longest-standing, local and family-owned pest control company serving the area since 1955. Now in its third generation, the company runs by a simple standard, a PHD in customer care: professional, honest, and dependable, on every visit.
Treat the sunny walls where they mass, seal the gaps they use, and address the host trees where that is practical.
We identify the walls where they congregate, the entry gaps, and the host trees feeding the local population.
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Treatment timed ahead of the fall movement, concentrated where they actually mass.
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Exterior perimeter treatment on the warm, sunny surfaces and around entry points.
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Sealing siding, window and vent gaps, plus guidance on the host trees near the structure.
Modern Exterminating stands behind every visit. If a problem returns within a reasonable time after treatment, we come back and address it at no extra charge.
Quick answers on whether boxelder bugs are harmful, why they mass on one wall, and what actually reduces them.
No. They do not bite, sting or damage structures or furnishings. The main complaint is the numbers, and the staining when they are crushed.
They gather on the warmest surface, usually the south or west-facing wall, because they are seeking heat as temperatures drop.
Removing a female boxelder tree can help, but they fly in from surrounding properties too. Sealing the structure is the more reliable step.
No. They overwinter but do not breed inside. The population does not grow, which is why exclusion works better than repeat treatment.
Boxelder bugs feed on the seeds of boxelder, maple and ash trees through the growing season. In fall they leave the trees and congregate on warm exterior walls in large, conspicuous groups before working their way into wall voids and attics to overwinter.
They are one of the most visible seasonal invaders precisely because of the numbers. Properties with mature boxelder or maple trees nearby see the heaviest pressure, and so do homes with large sun-facing wall surfaces.
The structure matters more than the trees, because they fly in from surrounding properties anyway.
Treatment before the fall movement is far more effective than reacting once they are in the walls.
No. They do not chew, burrow or nest in structural materials. The complaint is the numbers and the staining they leave when crushed on walls, curtains or carpet.
If the host trees and the entry gaps are both still there, yes. Sealing the structure is what breaks the pattern, because the trees are often on neighbouring property.
Appointment length depends on the treatment and property. Our team will explain what to expect, provide an arrival window, and call on the way.
Modern uses low-toxicity, professional products and follows service-specific safety requirements. Some treatments require people or pets to stay out of treated areas until the materials are dry or for a specified period.