Just to many ladybugs to deal with help!!!!
2006-10-20 05:58:12 · 9 answers · asked by oif 1 in Home & Garden ➔ Garden & Landscape
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. If ther are quite a few you may want to use a vacuum with a disposable bag. The vacuum beats them around a little and they smell bad.
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.
2006-10-21 03:18:05 · answer #1 · answered by college kid 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
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2016-12-08 18:03:12 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Why would you want to get rid of such a great garden bug they kill the bad ones if you have them in your yard they must be there because there is something for them to eat-I have paid to get them in my yard but they dont stay here! I wish your ladybugs were in my yard !
2006-10-23 18:48:24 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I agree that you should keep them. They will eat the aphids that destroy all the beautiful flowers and plants in your yard. We have a saying when a lady bug lites on you. You probably have heard it. You blow on the lady bug and as she flies off you tell her, "Lady bug, lady bug, fly away home. Your house is on fire and your children are alone." Kind of silly but I said it when I was a kid and now my great grandchildren say it too.
2006-10-23 21:27:12 · answer #4 · answered by DeeJay 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I use Ortho Home Defense spray for all nuisance pests,you can get it at Lowes or Home Depot and is inexpensive.I have listed their phone number and web site in sources below.
2006-10-22 02:23:49 · answer #5 · answered by Ronald H 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Sell them. They're worth a lot of money. You could sell them to gardeners, and people who grow plants in greenhouses. Place an ad on ebay for local pick-up only.
2006-10-20 06:09:46 · answer #6 · answered by abono11746 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My mom just vacuums them up with the hose attachment. It only takes a few minutes. They will eventually go away!
2006-10-20 06:08:53 · answer #7 · answered by LuvGrapes 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you have that many lady bugs you have a high infestation of aphids.... so leave them alone. that is why they are there........They are the good bugs not the bad bugs
2006-10-20 06:14:31 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Lance just gave you the correct answer - DON'T
2006-10-20 13:13:28 · answer #9 · answered by renclrk 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋