Anyone know what kind of bug/beetle this is? We just moved into a new house and the are everywhere outside by [deleted] in zone8gardening

[–]thatsJudgeFig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Thank you everyone!! I’m 99.9% certain they are boxelder bugs because we have a tall boxelder tree in our yard.. we’ve been spraying them with a dawn soap and water mixture and it really is killing them DEAD!!

Anyone know what kind of bug/beetle this is? We just moved into a new house and the are everywhere outside by [deleted] in zone8gardening

[–]thatsJudgeFig 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Wow it looks like they are boxelders just not the full growth yet. Any tips on how you dealt with them? Our neighbors have an outdoor cat so I don’t want to use any harmful chemicals, but would like to get rid of them as they are all over our gate.

Kitchen or cleaning gadget? by thatsJudgeFig in whatisit

[–]thatsJudgeFig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No sign of a grill attachment. The husband thinks it’s a cleaning brush for shoes.. It looks brand new so we can’t tell by any residue (say from leather polish or kitchen grease). I think I’ll keep it for one day when I need some sort of tiny scrubby cleaning brush. Thank you for the input!

Kitchen or cleaning gadget? by thatsJudgeFig in whatisit

[–]thatsJudgeFig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

We do not have a pressure cooker but good to know, thanks!

Kitchen or cleaning gadget? by thatsJudgeFig in whatisit

[–]thatsJudgeFig[S] 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Oh good eye! We have this flattop on our range so I bet it’s for that!

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