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JustJack
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Found a surprise in my attic today
Ladybugs-hundreds of them flying around the window. I've been finding them around the house and thought maybe it was just the warmer temperatures, but there is a whole infestation up there, I am guessing they laid eggs or something. Now, when I was finding them around the house, I was bringing them outside and now killing them, but now I need them gone. What can I do to get rid of them all? Thanks!
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
We also have a lady bug problem. I have no idea how to get rid of them. It's funny though because people pay money to by them for their gardens.
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| Posted 3/18/10 3:28 PM |
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JustJack
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
I know, at first I thought the previous home owners bought them for all their plants! I am reading online just to vacuum them and then throw out the bag. Anyone want some free ladybugs for your garden? lol
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| Posted 3/18/10 3:33 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
Oh man, this is not what I wanted to hear. I have been finding them around our house as well. DH will not be happy if he has to go in the attic to check if they are up there.
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| Posted 3/18/10 3:47 PM |
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trnity44
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
I actually heard somewhere that there has been an invasion of lady bugs this year!
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| Posted 3/18/10 3:49 PM |
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
we have an invasion - I found a dozen of them in Ella's room yesterday. I don't really mind them though. There's the one bug that can stick around. The kids like chasing them.
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| Posted 3/18/10 3:57 PM |
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JustJack
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
DH is up there now vacuuming them up-and then he will release them outside, hopefully they won't come back in though! We live in a very wooded area, with lots of trees, maybe that is why...?
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| Posted 3/18/10 4:03 PM |
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neener1211
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
Posted by JustJack
DH is up there now vacuuming them up-and then he will release them outside, hopefully they won't come back in though! We live in a very wooded area, with lots of trees, maybe that is why...?
I have woods behind my house, it is a possibility. I've been reading that they are looking for somewhere warm to hibernate.
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| Posted 3/18/10 4:18 PM |
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rileysmama
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
i  lady bugs..
i don't know why, but every time i look at them, they look like Moms to me. Like the always have a round body, like child-bearing hips.
I'm weird, I know.
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| Posted 3/18/10 4:38 PM |
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PumpkinGirl
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
thank goodness it is ladybugs and not some other bugs!  that is the best bug to have 
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| Posted 3/18/10 5:05 PM |
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jgl
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
oh wow... I actually found about 6 on te inside of my upstairs window. I was 
whats the deal?
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| Posted 3/18/10 5:07 PM |
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Mrs213
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
Posted by rileysmama
i lady bugs..
i don't know why, but every time i look at them, they look like Moms to me. Like the always have a round body, like child-bearing hips.
I'm weird, I know.
haha, thats kinda funny but not all moms have rounded bodys though..
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| Posted 3/18/10 6:46 PM |
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Jackie24
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
We have them everywhere, they are disgusting and they are actually some sort of beetle.
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chrisnjoe8108
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
Posted by rileysmama
i lady bugs..
Me too! They make me so happy for some reason plus they mea good luck to me
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| Posted 3/18/10 7:47 PM |
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ttcing
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
wow we have the same thing!!! Ladybugs in our attic..I'm now finding them in our house. I really dont mind them ..rather that then some other bug!!! so weird how we are all goin thru this..hmmm
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| Posted 3/18/10 9:35 PM |
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luvmytwins
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
I have them in my house too! I liked them as a kid, but they scare me now. I guess it's just cause there are so many of them, it kind of creeps me out.
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| Posted 3/18/10 9:42 PM |
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
Lady bugs are good luck!!! Maybe it means good things are coming your way.
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| Posted 3/18/10 11:01 PM |
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
I found this HTH
'Tis the season! Ladybugs are looking for a place to hibernate. They are attracted to light colored homes, usually older homes and they are attracted to heat that the homes reflect. Once ladybugs have penetrated the home though, they are hard to get rid of.
Ladybugs release pheromones, it is sort of like "perfume" to attract other ladybugs. They use pheromones as a means of communication during mating and hibernation. Insect pheromones are very powerful. They can be detected by others up to a 1/4 mile away. This helps ladybugs find each other and it lets future generations know of a good place to "camp out" for the winter. The pheromones don't go away easily. The chemical "scent" can remain year after year, and not only on the outside of a structure, but also within the walls, where ladybugs tend to hide before emerging into your home. So, scrubbing pheromones off a house is a BIG task, if not impossible.
The yellow stuff you might see from time to time is their blood (hemolymph). It, too, contains pheromones and it stains. You can see the yellow blood when you hold a ladybug and it gets scared. This is a normal reaction to stressful situations called reflex bleeding. Releasing some of its blood is one way the ladybug can protect itself. The blood smells bad and signals to a predator that this ladybug is not a good lunch choice.
To prevent ladybugs from getting in, make sure all cracks around windows, doors, clap boards, pipes, ect. are sealed up. Some extermination companies offer this service, sometimes called inclusion. This, too, is no small project, and may cost a small fortune, but it's worth it. Especially if you don't like ladybugs joining you for dinner.
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| Posted 3/18/10 11:03 PM |
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kabr13
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
Posted by teddysmama1021
The yellow stuff you might see from time to time is their blood (hemolymph). It, too, contains pheromones and it stains. You can see the yellow blood when you hold a ladybug and it gets scared. This is a normal reaction to stressful situations called reflex bleeding. Releasing some of its blood is one way the ladybug can protect itself. The blood smells bad and signals to a predator that this ladybug is not a good lunch choice.
Yeah, ladybugs can stain fabrics and paints in the house, they belong outside in the garden not in the home.
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CrankyPants
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
 They are cute but i wouldn't want them in my house!
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Cheeks24
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Re: Found a surprise in my attic today
Did this make anyone else itch? 
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