Re: pumpkin bugs? Sort of orange colored lady bugs...FREAKING EVERYWHERE

Thomas G. Marshall wrote:
> We've got pumpkin bugs (dunno if that's them, but it's what our
neighbors 
> claim) all over the place and somehow they have found there way inside
the 
> house all over the back sliding door.
> 
> They've also taken over my mudroom and issued demands.
> 
> I've been using the dust-buster to suck them up like crazy and release
them 
> to the wild.
> 
> But after a few hours they are all over the place.
> 
> If these things are hatching inside the house, what do I look
for????????
> 
> Any ideas on how best to send these things to their Maker, or at least
ward 
> them away?
> 
> Thanks 
> 
> 
Probably talking about the Asian Multi Colored Lady Bug. They aren't 
hatching inside but the adults are looking for a place to hibernate 
during the Winter. Treating the exterior with a repellent insecticide a 
few weeks ago would of been what to do. Doing it now will help a little 
but as you see you already have many inside the walls/attic that will 
eventually find their way inside the house.

Lar