Ladybug Problem

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Ladybug Problem

I saw two ladybugs three days ago, two days ago there were 15, today there were way too many.

I filled a juice bottle with 1/2 cup water, some sugar, a splash of vinegar, and a squirt of dish soap. Shake a bit. When they are on the ceiling, put the bottle opening over them and gently move it, so they fall in. If they're on a wall use a piece of paper to nudge them in. They instantly die. It's time consuming, but I dont have a vacuum.

Then I found their favorite places (a corner of the kitchen, a specific window, and where the wall hits the ceiling.) I sprayed it with lemon lysol. I heard somewhere that they hate lemon, but maybe other cleaners will work. They drop immediately, scoop them up and put them in the bottle, to kill them instantly.

I heard they like blacklights, so if more come out tomorrow I'm going to put the vinegar sugar solution in a clear container, and put it over the blacklight on the floor. Hopefully they will all fly to their death.

Post by beatles_steffi

RE: Ladybug Problem

Okay. I live in Wisconsin and I have some lady bugs in my house. I kill them, but for some reason I keep seeing more and more. Is there anyway that I can get them all out of my house? If so, just comment back. Thanks.

Post By Kelly (Guest Post)

RE: Ladybug Problem

I came home to my boyfriend preforming a holocaust on all my lady bugs and was so sad! I loved them! I personally have thousands of them and he was vacuuming them! Then I found out they were Asian beetles. Fudge that, I don't want Asian beetles in my house! Gonna try the candles first. Hopefully they'll go away!

Post By Jac (Guest Post)

RE: Ladybug Problem

I have to get rid of them. My 11 month old put one in his mouth. Yuck, they have to go. Please help me do so.

Post By lurenda (Guest Post)

RE: Ladybug Problem

Today, I was sitting on the computer doing my homework and looked out the window to see about 30 ladybug beetles things on the window. So I scooped them into a water bottle and spray it with febreeze and nail polish remover and sometimes soda. Although it's not stopping the problem it slows it down. I'm going to try the mixture that 'Mary Ann' posted.

Post By allie (Guest Post)

RE: Ladybug Problem

Good News about getting rid of the problem ladybugs. There's a new invention that sinks them in Quicksand. It's totally effective and harmless to all other organisms. It's called a PowderTrap, and you can find it by going to www.powdertrap.com. They have one for cluster flies too, and it looks like this is the answer to saving the whole planet from pesticides. The traps are neat and tidy and exceptionally well made right here in North America, and they work for 2 - 4 years. You can call them toll free at 877 FLY SOUP, and they will send them in the mail right away. Look, I am the inventor of this new patented concept, and promise it works better than promised (at least that's what our Customers tell us) This is the only thing that works, and I need your help to rid the planet of pesticides. We're all in this together. Cheers - You;ve found The Cure! TEC

Post By Tom Clarke (Guest Post)

RE: Ladybug Problem

You people don't understand they fly in your food while eating in your coffee pot and end up in your coffee. Needless to say the rest. I was sitting at the table eating dinner and one flew in my plate. Yummy! NOT. And like someone else said these are not lady bugs. They are Asian beettes and they are in my house by the thousands also. I guess I will just start trying stuff and let everyone know my progress. Best wishes to my self. I will start with the recipe given as

1/2 cup water
1 Tbs. vinegar
1 squirt dish soap
1 Tbs. sugar

Place in a milk jug near infestation.
I will give it a week and come back and post.

Post By Mary Ann (Guest Post)

RE: Ladybug Problem

Use a shop vac when you vacuum them up, because they smell terrible if you use your household vacuum cleaner! And, while I am a gardener and appreciate beneficial insects, these little pests are not benefitting nature if they are in my house!

Post by Persnickety Paula

RE: Ladybug Problem

OK. I know Ladybugs are beneficial. I know they eat aphids. I now they are a great alternative to pesticides in the garden. Blah blah blah....I HATE THEM!! For those of you who say they aren't a problem and they will just hide in the sashes till spring. Or those who say to just "seal" up your house so they don't get in. To those who think a "few" lady bugs can be tolerated...you have NO IDEA what some of us are going through. Maybe you have 20 or 30 cute little bugs walking around in your house....but when fall comes I have MILLIONS all over my house. They are so thick you can't even see through them on the windows and walls outside. Seal the house up?? Sure...but when you open the door to go out or come in from outside hundreds fly in as soon as the door opens. They are in my bed, in my food, in my shower and in the closets and drawers with my clothing. I have a garden and a small farm. I get my water from a well. I undersdtand about chemicals and pesticides in the ground water and around my animals and children...but I kill these PESTS every chance I get and by any means necessary. In the fall when they first gather I use a pump sprayer and a strong pesticide and spray several times a day the outside walls of our house. The bugs pile up in heaps at the base of the house...but new ones replace those and I spray em again. Once again....if you think they are "cute" and "lucky" and "nice to have around" then you don't have a clue as to what some of us are talking about.

Editor's Note: Here is a good article about them and controlling them: http://www.thebeneficialinsectco.com/help/asian-lady-beetles.htm

Post By Bill (Guest Post)

RE: Ladybug Problem

Sandra,
I don't consider them a blessing. There are thousands in my house and when the infestation is at its worst, 10s of thousands! They are like a plague. All I do is vacuum them up, at least 10 times a day. They get in our food, our bed, stain furniture, walls. Rarely has an introduced species ever been a benefit.

Post By Ihateladybugs!! (Guest Post)

RE: Ladybug Problem

Mulberry candles burn them in every room of your home the ladybugs don't like them and they leave. Mulberry and I heard bayberry candles work too. but I know Mulberry does work. Home Interior candles are so far the best. the stronger the candle smells the faster it works Sarah Pa.

Post By Enter your name. (Guest Post)

Demon Bugs

I dont care how helpful people claim these little annoyances are. In the summer I walk outside and I am attacked by them. Swarms of them attack me, trying to land on me and stain my clothes with that stuff they spray. And reguardless of what some think, they bite. I have been bitten by them 3 seperate times on the neck. In the winter I am annoyed hearing "tick tick tick tick" by a ladybug repeatedly bouncing off my light in my bedroom and they eventually swoop down and attack me. If someone is actually crazy enough to WANT these little devils, please come get them.....get them ALL. I want to know how to kill them all off, what chemicals can I spray to repell them and/or kill them once and for all?

Post By Shawn (Guest Post)

Asian beetles

If those bugs are more on the orange side than a true red, they may not be ladybugs at all. Asian beetles look like ladybugs but are orange and they are more likely to cause the infestation that she was speaking of. You definitely want to dispose of these bugs, they really are not beneficial like ladybugs are and they can stain whatever they are sitting on (drapes, tablecloths, carpet). I have had some in my house and I try to keep them vacuumed up.

Sue, Wisconsin

Post by admin2

Information about ladybugs

Here's a great online resource with information about ladybugs.

Helpful Reader

Post by admin2

Capture them and sell them

Capture them and sell them to a nursery, or send them to friend's who garden (esp. in the southern part of the U.S.)! Ladybugs feast on many of the garden pests that devastate gardens. I can understand why you don't want them in your house however! Please don't kill them though as they are so beneficial to have around. I would love to have some.

Helpful Reader and Holly

Post by admin2

local nurseries

Talk to the local nurseries or farm advisor and see if you can find a place to market them. People with lots of aphids or white flies buy them by the jarful. Then you can help someone else as well as yourself.

JulieBeth in CA

Post by admin2

So far we've found no real way to get rid of them.

In reference to the ladybugs, we also have a ladybug problem,they are everywhere. So far we've found no real way to get rid of them. Although, I have found that if I leave the outer window cracked open, it seems to cut down on the amount that stay inside. Then I just vacuum up the rest.

B.

Post by admin2

...but will soon disappear

Oh, Gertrude, this is not a problem! This is a blessing. Living in the country you need Ladybugs to rid your outdoor plants of aphids. They "hole up" in the window sashes and such in winter, but will soon disappear and you will find nary a one, unless you find them hard at work around your outdoor plants.

Sandra - Upstate NY

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