With that in mind, you can deal with many of these insects and animals by using OMRI Listed® products, which are listed as compliant for use in organic gardening. Through it all, though, you know that you want to address these problem pests as safely as possible. Nymphs are conspicuously bright red, although older nymphs have dark gray wing pads. Females lay eggs that are light yellow but soon darken to rusty red. The leathery parts of the wings are outlined in red. If all those bugs aren’t enough of a problem, then you also have to deal with the wildlife drawn to your yard by the presence of such tasty treats. The boxelder bug is dark gray to black with three red stripes on the thorax. Some can be colorful, even bright red, while others are camouflaged in brown and black. You also have to watch out for the ants, mosquitoes, fleas, ticks, snails and slugs that simply live in your lawn and make life difficult for you elsewhere. Assassin Bugs have long, narrow bodies, long legs, and thin wings. Other insects, including armyworms and fiery skipper caterpillars could attack the stalks of your favorite turf grass. If you have a large congregation of ovular, red and black bugs on the sunny side of your house each fall, your problem is probably boxelder bugs. Underground, your grass could become a meal for white grubs and billbugs. While managing all the basics, including watering, mowing, landscaping and fertilizing, is fairly straight forward, there’s one aspect of lawn care that’s less easy to control – the insects and wildlife that make it their home. There are a total of 265 Red and Black Bugs in the database based on this description. Like several other red and black true bugs, box elder bugs are flat-backed and elongate. Having a perfect lawn is one of those American dreams that just about everyone strives for, even if it carves out a hefty chunk of time from our busy schedules. The listing below showcases common insects with the colors Black and Orange associated with them and found throughout the United States, Canada, and Mexico. Adult box elder bugs measure about 1/2 inch long.

Long black bug with red stripes