i have no idea why but my house has been taken over by hundreds of ladybugs today!! how do i make them go away?
2006-11-30 14:28:08 · 7 answers · asked by poo hat 3 in Home & Garden ➔ Other - Home & Garden
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.
2006-12-01 00:08:27 · answer #1 · answered by college kid 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
the female trojan horse will enter into homes and properties from Sept. by Nov. and could locate voids interior the cracks and crevices of your partitions, attic, and basement wherein to cover over the wintry climate months. They launch a pheromone while they detect a sturdy spot that then attracts greater of them to cluster there as a team.those factors are regularly on the south and or west partitions, that are regularly the sunny area of your place. until now you be attentive to it you have a severe infestation.
2016-12-10 19:29:53 · answer #2 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you might try calling a local garden shop they might be interested in comming and getting the lady bugs-since most garden shops sell lady bugs because they are a beneficial insect-i wish they were invading my home!!!!
2006-12-01 12:48:21 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
they could be there because you have an infestation of a type of insect that they eat. they will go away on their own. ladybugs are beneficial insects for the garden because they eat other types of insects that harm your plants. please don't spray them with chemicals.
2006-11-30 14:32:00 · answer #4 · answered by mich 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Omg! That happened to me too! Make sure you have screens on all your windows. Usually they just go away or die after a while.
2006-11-30 14:32:26 · answer #5 · answered by Habester 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
They most likely are not Lady Bugs, I think they are Asian Beetles. Lady Bugs are red and Asian Beetles are orange.
2006-11-30 14:32:11 · answer #6 · answered by june clever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hundreds of ladies have invaded your house, I wish I was there.
Just kidding. Please don't press charges for jaywalking through home and garden.:-)
Bye,
Luck,
Z.
2006-11-30 14:56:46 · answer #7 · answered by ~ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋