Re: pumpkin bugs? Sort of orange colored lady bugs...FREAKING EVERYWHERE
by Lar <larflu@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
Oct 18, 2007 at 05:11 PM
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