Lar said something like:
> 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
Gotta love it when a bug professional tells you "it's too late."
:)
The things are in the house already. But here's the spooky part. The
ones
by the back slider: They're almost all gone. Where the heck did they go?
Also: The only "suspicious" part is a slot at the top of the glass slider
door. It's like an access way to the wheels or something. Looking at the
top of the sliding door, from the side, it looks like this (go fixed space
font):
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I'm wondering if this is where the suckers are coming in from....
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