Yes, that's right. Those swarms of black and red bugs are actually disgusting mass "breeding orgies" with entirely too many legs in the mix. what is this bug and is it invasive to ontario canada?

Adult bugs are usually 13 millimetres or half-an-inch long, and are dark brown or black with red wing veins and markings on the abdomen.

Oct. 16—WATERTOWN — North country residents may have noticed an uptick in black and red bugs on their houses, and maybe even inside their homes.

These black and red bugs are known as box elder, box, or maple bugs, named after the trees they primarily hang out around. (Helen Pike/CBC) ...

It's black with red edges, almond-shaped and about two centimetres long. Antonia Guidotti is an entomology technician at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. She says these are likely boxelder bugs.

Ok, but are these good or bad bugs? The big picture on these black and red bugs is that they don't hurt the trees, they can't damage homes like other pests, and they don't carry diseases.

It's black with red edges, almond-shaped and about two centimetres long. Antonia Guidotti is an entomology technician at the Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto. She says these are likely boxelder bugs.

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Boxelder bugs get their name from the tree of the same name. When the weather turns cold, the black and red bugs like to come inside to spend the winter. (Ryan Hodnett/Wikipedia Commons - image credit ...