...on how to keep them out and how to get rid of them once they are inside. We do not have a tight house, so they have a lot of access routes inside.
2006-10-18 04:22:09 · 8 answers · asked by kathy_is_a_nurse 7 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
Yes, you are right they are the Asian beetle type. We have had this same problem for six years. It is very frustrating. Believe me...sweeping them up and putting them outside is not an option.
2006-10-18 05:04:43 · update #1
shop vac...keep it handy
2006-10-18 04:25:38 · answer #1 · answered by eddy 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Studies at some leading universities have found the best way to control them is to get three tubes of caulk and a caulk gun and go around the house and fill every crack and hole you can find, especially on the south and west sides. It's a lot of work but these Asian ladybugs get between the outer wall of the house and the inner wall. If they find a hole in the inner wall, well, then they are in your house. Once there the best control is a vacuum.
The beauty of caulk is it works for years and it keeps out a lot of other pests like spiders, ants, millipedes, etc.
You other option is to get a hose-end sprayer and spray the sides of your house with malathion or sevin. This will kill most of them before they can get between the walls. The downside is you have to do it every year. The first year may be an emergency and your only option but do you really want to have to spray your house every year? And who wants to live in a house coated with pesticide?
Go for the caulk. I did it and I had exactly 3 of them show up in my house all last autumn and winter.
2006-10-18 07:30:59 · answer #2 · answered by college kid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-10-19 22:42:11 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lady bugs are the most common beneficial insects out there.
how long has the problem persisted?
where do you live?
are leaves changing color?
I'd go with shop vac...
i am sure you could make outside trap.if you could determine a bait to use.
2006-10-18 04:37:34 · answer #4 · answered by palapabar1860@sbcglobal.net 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Try to find out where they are coming in and just block entry route.
Although not generally a fan of any bugs....ladybugs are one of my few exceptions....they eat other bugs....so DON'T KILL THEM.
2006-10-18 04:25:48 · answer #5 · answered by chris 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Are you sure their lady bugs or Asian Beatles. Beatles dint have spots and when you smash them they smell real bad.If you vacuum them they will crawl back out.
2006-10-18 04:31:08 · answer #6 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
just sweep them up and put them out side, they have a tendancy to breed if there is any spilled gasoline or oil or stagnet water, check yor basement.
Don't kill them, god will punish you, better ladybugs than roaches
2006-10-18 04:25:03 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you don't understand a question, DON'T ANSWER IT! How hard is that to do?
2016-11-30 11:43:55 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋