Lady Bugs infestation

We had an infestation couple years ago.......

Sucked them up with vacuum cleaner. And had to do that for about 2 weeks.

Least they are harmless :B

It's like a PLAGUE here in western ky.

I had a bout with them a few years ago. They found my air conditioner duct that runs from one end of the trailer to the other... Was a daily routine to suck them all up with vacuum..

Then it was good for a couple of years and then the stink bugs show up here in Virginia...

They local TV news bunch said the stink bugs was good to eat...

We had a few locust crawl out of the ground last year...

Who knows what is going to show up this year. Already seeing the bees at work outside...

Roy Ken

Thanks for the response, I guess I will continue to vacuum them up until they give up. They are relentless at the moment.

At least you won't have aphids!

Murphsmom wrote:
At least you won't have aphids!

What are aphids?

timp410 wrote:

Murphsmom wrote:
At least you won't have aphids!

What are aphids?

Tiny little insects that eat plants..........and Ladybugs love them.

Isn't there a "Look a like" beetle that resembles the lady bug? From what I remember they aren't good at all. I like to see a few Lady Bugs around but not in the hundreds. :)

Those aren't Lady Bugs.

They are look alike asian type beetles that of course someone who had a better idea, introduced them into our country and now they are rampant because the natural course of wildlife will not eat them because they are nasty tasting. AND beware they BITE humans! Our Lady Bugs don't bite.

They also will permanently stain anywhere they land and when they die so be careful when removing them.

http://www2.ca.uky.edu/entomology/entfacts/ef416.asp

Just an FYI, farmers are using Lady Bugs to control aphids on crops. The farmer releases thousands of them, then they lay eggs and thousands more emerge. The reason you are having problems with them for weeks is they are successive generations. They are pretty harmless to rvs.

And a little more information:
"Ladybugs are not native to the United States. They were first imported from Austrailia to control aphids on orange trees. Since that time, hundreds of different kinds of ladybugs have been imported to control aphids on different crops. You know those pesky asian ladybugs that get in your house every winter? - well those actually control aphids in soybeans."