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« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2009, 11:20:18 PM » |
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Many that sounds like no fun at all.
Sorry to hear you are having such a bad time!
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« Reply #2 on: February 17, 2009, 05:01:22 AM » |
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Aww...leave the little ladybugs alone.  Ladybugs are beneficial to gardens and such, as they eat mites and aphids and other little nasty garden insects. Why don't you just round up the little bugs when you see them inside the home, and dump them outside? Have you tried to use insecticide inside the home to give the ladybugs incentive to stay outside? |
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« Reply #3 on: February 17, 2009, 05:06:26 AM » |
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I feel your pain!LOL When I lived in Pennsylvania, I had the same problem. I was constantly vacuuming up those little boogers.
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« Reply #4 on: February 17, 2009, 05:15:18 AM » |
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ahhhh.. what? crushed? are you crazy!  They are sweet, cute little ladybugs dont kill em!. We get them here a lot also. When it starts to get cold they all come into the house. We gently remove them out into the garage.  lady bug killer.   |
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« Reply #5 on: February 17, 2009, 05:17:08 AM » |
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%*&(^*&^(^&~!* Mighty harsh words to use against poor little ladybugs! But I do sympathize with you. A problem we have out here is carpenter ants (sorta like termites). Once a year they decide they have the need to swarm! So they all grow wings and do just that! Which is extremely unfortunate if their nest just happens to be somewhere in the walls, floor, or ceiling of your house! In a place I used to live in, I woke up one night with a start and there crawling all over me, the bed, and every square inch of the house was 50,000 large black 3/4" ants with 1" wings! They were everywhere! And more crawling out of every crack in the house! Now, I am not usually twitchy .... but you learn how to be really quickly under those circumstances!  My advice: squish 'em, stomp 'em, vac 'em!  Loren |
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« Reply #6 on: February 17, 2009, 06:27:45 AM » |
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%*&(^*&^(^&~!* Mighty harsh words to use against poor little ladybugs! But I do sympathize with you. A problem we have out here is carpenter ants (sorta like termites). Once a year they decide they have the need to swarm! So they all grow wings and do just that! Which is extremely unfortunate if their nest just happens to be somewhere in the walls, floor, or ceiling of your house! In a place I used to live in, I woke up one night with a start and there crawling all over me, the bed, and every square inch of the house was 50,000 large black 3/4" ants with 1" wings! They were everywhere! And more crawling out of every crack in the house! Now, I am not usually twitchy .... but you learn how to be really quickly under those circumstances! My advice: squish 'em, stomp 'em, vac 'em! Loren I have seen that happen twice ~ once in my house and once in a friends house. It was a 'sea' of ant like creatures with wings...enough to give you nightmares!!! I am not squeamish either...so it was a lot! I'm sorry, but anyone of you that wants to come and ummmm 'gently' move the lady bugs out side come on...I'm sick of them. They aren't helping our garden inside, and I can't put up with them for a couple more months. If it was just a few it would be different, but it is hundreds!!! They land in your food...just eat one of those suckers the next time you see one and you will see what I mean! They ruin clothes and floors and carpets...yuck! They are not as big of a problem in a newer house that is more airtight, but our house is older and they are finding lots of ways to come in...sneaky devils...yucky!!! You guys can have them all!!! |
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« Reply #7 on: February 17, 2009, 06:43:15 AM » |
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I raised lady bugs last year but I'm not sure if they are the kind you describe....mine were a dark red color and stayed in the terrarium. I fed them a mix of honey, whey and bee pollen. They were not stinky. I raised them to keep the aphids off the pear tree and they did their job this year-we had so many pears the tree nearly fell down and I had to thin them...have you tried putting out foil pie plates with honey in the bottom? They will come to that and be easily sat outside.
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« Reply #8 on: February 17, 2009, 06:47:58 AM » |
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%*&(^*&^(^&~!* Mighty harsh words to use against poor little ladybugs! But I do sympathize with you. A problem we have out here is carpenter ants (sorta like termites). Once a year they decide they have the need to swarm! So they all grow wings and do just that! Which is extremely unfortunate if their nest just happens to be somewhere in the walls, floor, or ceiling of your house! In a place I used to live in, I woke up one night with a start and there crawling all over me, the bed, and every square inch of the house was 50,000 large black 3/4" ants with 1" wings! They were everywhere! And more crawling out of every crack in the house! Now, I am not usually twitchy .... but you learn how to be really quickly under those circumstances! My advice: squish 'em, stomp 'em, vac 'em! Loren I have seen that happen twice ~ once in my house and once in a friends house. It was a 'sea' of ant like creatures with wings...enough to give you nightmares!!! I am not squeamish either...so it was a lot! I'm sorry, but anyone of you that wants to come and ummmm 'gently' move the lady bugs out side come on...I'm sick of them. They aren't helping our garden inside, and I can't put up with them for a couple more months. If it was just a few it would be different, but it is hundreds!!! They land in your food... just eat one of those suckers the next time you see one and you will see what I mean! They ruin clothes and floors and carpets...yuck! They are not as big of a problem in a newer house that is more airtight, but our house is older and they are finding lots of ways to come in...sneaky devils...yucky!!! You guys can have them all!!! omg you are eating them too. not satisfied with just crushing them huh? |
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« Reply #9 on: February 17, 2009, 07:05:48 AM » |
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%*&(^*&^(^&~!* Mighty harsh words to use against poor little ladybugs! But I do sympathize with you. A problem we have out here is carpenter ants (sorta like termites). Once a year they decide they have the need to swarm! So they all grow wings and do just that! Which is extremely unfortunate if their nest just happens to be somewhere in the walls, floor, or ceiling of your house! In a place I used to live in, I woke up one night with a start and there crawling all over me, the bed, and every square inch of the house was 50,000 large black 3/4" ants with 1" wings! They were everywhere! And more crawling out of every crack in the house! Now, I am not usually twitchy .... but you learn how to be really quickly under those circumstances! My advice: squish 'em, stomp 'em, vac 'em! Loren I have seen that happen twice ~ once in my house and once in a friends house. It was a 'sea' of ant like creatures with wings...enough to give you nightmares!!! I am not squeamish either...so it was a lot! I'm sorry, but anyone of you that wants to come and ummmm 'gently' move the lady bugs out side come on...I'm sick of them. They aren't helping our garden inside, and I can't put up with them for a couple more months. If it was just a few it would be different, but it is hundreds!!! They land in your food... just eat one of those suckers the next time you see one and you will see what I mean! They ruin clothes and floors and carpets...yuck! They are not as big of a problem in a newer house that is more airtight, but our house is older and they are finding lots of ways to come in...sneaky devils...yucky!!! You guys can have them all!!! omg you are eating them too. not satisfied with just crushing them huh? I have ate them, drank them, and even snorted one up my nose...they have invaded every little part of my life. I hate them...I really do! So much that I could cry. I can't even crush them on anything that they can stain on...stinky critters... |
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« Reply #10 on: February 17, 2009, 07:06:57 AM » |
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I raised lady bugs last year but I'm not sure if they are the kind you describe....mine were a dark red color and stayed in the terrarium. I fed them a mix of honey, whey and bee pollen. They were not stinky. I raised them to keep the aphids off the pear tree and they did their job this year-we had so many pears the tree nearly fell down and I had to thin them...have you tried putting out foil pie plates with honey in the bottom? They will come to that and be easily sat outside.
If yours don't stink then they are NOT the same kind ~ lol! Trust me, you would know. If you touch one of these you will smell it for a couple of hours even if you wash your hands...shutters... |
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« Reply #12 on: February 17, 2009, 07:33:51 AM » |
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See that is what is going through my lady bugs minds...world domination!!!
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« Reply #13 on: February 17, 2009, 07:44:28 AM » |
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See that is what is going through my lady bugs minds...world domination!!!
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« Reply #14 on: February 17, 2009, 08:04:08 AM » |
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I never kill them unless its a spider and it gets on me. I hate spiders but will not kill them unless they are threatening me by invading my space. all other bugs get a trip outside.
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« Reply #15 on: February 17, 2009, 08:08:04 AM » |
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I never kill them unless its a spider and it gets on me. I hate spiders but will not kill them unless they are threatening me by invading my space. all other bugs get a trip outside. I was just out feeding the bees and spilled the sugar water on one of my slippers. I gave them the slipper and will get them and wash them tonight. Nothing like having a couple of hundred bees crawling on your foot Tickles. |
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« Reply #16 on: February 17, 2009, 08:14:54 AM » |
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You two will be first ones they seek out and destroy! The rest of us don't leave witnesses! |
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« Reply #17 on: February 17, 2009, 08:18:42 AM » |
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You two will be first ones they seek out and destroy! The rest of us don't leave witnesses! I wouldn't be so cruel if they didn't draw first blood... |
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« Reply #18 on: February 17, 2009, 08:23:42 AM » |
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I personally believe that those bugs will be real ticked off for being kicked out of the house. |
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« Reply #20 on: February 17, 2009, 08:43:57 AM » |
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Yep...another reason that they need to die... Tracey and Sticks are going to call PETA on me... |
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« Reply #21 on: February 17, 2009, 08:45:24 AM » |
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Tracey and Sticks are going to call PETA on me...
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« Reply #22 on: February 17, 2009, 08:52:18 AM » |
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Yep...another reason that they need to die...
Tracey and Sticks are going to call PETA on me...
lol - for eating, snorting, drinking, vacuuming, stepping/sleeping/sitting on STINKY cootie infested bugs????  |
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« Reply #23 on: February 17, 2009, 09:07:09 AM » |
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Yep...another reason that they need to die...
Tracey and Sticks are going to call PETA on me...
lol - for eating, snorting, drinking, vacuuming, stepping/sleeping/sitting on STINKY cootie infested bugs???? I told Tracey I would box her up a couple of thousand and send them to her so she could set them free in her house. She could be the owner of the first 'Save the Ladybug' shelter |
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« Reply #24 on: February 17, 2009, 09:45:24 AM » |
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Yep...another reason that they need to die...
Tracey and Sticks are going to call PETA on me...
lol - for eating, snorting, drinking, vacuuming, stepping/sleeping/sitting on STINKY cootie infested bugs???? I told Tracey I would box her up a couple of thousand and send them to her so she could set them free in her house. She could be the owner of the first 'Save the Ladybug' shelter I would take them but they would probably die in transit.  and I will not be responsible for that! |
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