Boxelder bugs are oval shaped, about ½ inch long, black brownish in color with red stripes on their thorax (central portion of the body) and wing margins. Their bodies can also be bright red.

Floridians know. Every May and September — and sometimes December in South Florida — the state gets swarmed by zillions of little black and red flying bugs, paired off and filling the skies as ...

Any help would be appreciated. Answer: This insect is sometimes called the black and red seed bug or Melacoryphus lateralis. They are harmless and feed on the seeds of plants. Their habit of ...