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Ladybug Infestations and Pest ControlIn an attempt to sell "natural pest control", certain companies around the country have been importing ladybugs from other parts of the world and selling them. These ladybugs are more aggressive and hearty than our own indigenous species, and they don't die each winter.

They hibernate on mountainsides, rocks and caves. In areas of the country where such natural habitats don't exist for them, they take advantage of the next best thing: our homes! So instead of being pest control, they've become pests themselves!!!

Fortunately, there are some sprays available that can be used indoors and outdoors to kill and repel them. There's something called cypermethrin that can be sprayed on the outside of the building, and an aerosol called Air Devil to use indoors.

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  • I live in the South and we get ladybugs really bad out here. They're mostly on the roof, and when we vacuum them up, it seems to work best.
  • I live in southern Indiana. If you vacuum them, sometimes they'll swarm all over you. I usually just crush them, but they smell something horrid.
  • My mother had an unbelievable problem with the orange ladybugs/beetles in her house. She was desperate for any suggestions and a coworker told her he'd heard that the scent of mulberry was a deterrent. She bought a couple of strong mulberry candles and even though it did not eliminate them totally, there was a very significant decrease in the amount of bugs.
  • Menthol works great, as in the Vick's "Vapo" products. You can put some in a humidifier and it will disperse in the room, or there is a plug-in version you can buy. You can sprinkle a bottle outside as well.
  • Mint oil worked for me. We had a very bad problem. Spray heavily around their favorite windows and light fixtures. Keep a jar or box with a lid on the window sill to collect the stragglers. Just hold the container below each bug (there won't be many after the second spray application) and flick it into the container with whatever (finger, paper, artist brush, side of the container itself). The few survivors won't be very active, so it's easy to collect them and they die quickly in the container if you spray it inside with mint oil. I found the mint oil spray in my local hardware store under the name Victor Poison Free Ant and Roach Killer. The MSDS sheet on it says it is not a hazard at all. The worst affected room is my bedroom, so I couldn't use poisons.
  • If it's a large amount call the exterminator. But for a small amount, you should not get rid of ladybugs because they eat aphids that eat the leaves of your plants, which then kill the plant.
  • Apparently they swarm in the fall on light, bright, colorful homes. They are looking to settle down for the winter months. The best way to get rid of them is to prevent them from coming into your home the first place: You should spray your doors and windows with a bug spray containing pyrethrins or permethrin.
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Use a "shop vacuum". This type of vacuum is easy to use for collect ladybugs. When using this to vacuum up ladybugs, use a clean bag or pad the bottom with a cloth. After all is clean, release the unwelcome guests outside.

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Cultivation of indoor and outdoor plants is a way to keep ladybugs around the house. The insects in question (Coccinellidae family) prey upon pests such as aphids, mealybugs and thrips in regard to carnivorous genera and upon pollen in terms of herbivorous species. They particularly will be appreciative of fruiting groves that attract predatory invertebrates and that offer shaded and sunlit moisture and shelter.

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Not sure you want to! Ladybugs eat aphids and other insects that can harm your plants. Some garden supply houses sell ladybugs to fight them without chemicals.

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Are you sure they are ladybugs? If they are, NEVER kill them!! They are beneficial insects for the garden. If they are in your house, take them outside. They eat aphids among other things.

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Hanging or placing Garlick around your home is the natural way to rid the area of mosquitos and lady bugs.

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From your house or from your garden? If a garden, which crops? If the house, where are they in relation to where children sleep etc.

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with the broom

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lol the funny thing is u dont

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Should a ladybug have another ladybug with them if there a pet ladybug?

Ladybugs should be in your garden eating aphids and other garden pests. They are not pets.


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