I thought I might try to keep you up to date on insects that should be appearing at different times of the year. This checklist is very generalized and more of a guideline. As you know, variations on insect arrivals are year to year. Hopefully this can help you identify a few around the house.
Wasps and Hornets - Nests are abandoned at the end of the season
Boxelders, conifer seed bugs, elm leaf beetles, root weevils: Invasions of homes accelerates with cool weather. Massing boxelder bugs occur on building sides during warm, sunny days.
Boxelder
Conifer Seed Bug
Elm Leaf Beetle
Root Weevils
Hackberry Blistergall Psyllids - Adults move into homes and to shelter of other overwintering sites
Spiders, crickets - Movements into homes accelerate greatly with cool weather
Aphids on Trees - Overwintering eggs are laid as long as weather permits
Cranberry Girdler - Damage to lawns by this sod webworm occurs in fall
Clover Mites - Egg hatch follows cold weather and mites begin to develop on grasses and weeds around formations
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