How can I keep ladybugs from coming into my house?
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You can't really. My husband and I inherited a house with a lot of drafts. One weekend we got "Insulation in a Can" and filled in every little hole that we could. (Our basement was the main target!) This helped eliminate the majority of our problem, but not all of it.
We keep one of those small vaccums close by to sweep up the pesky bugs.
(One day we swept up who knows how many of them. We always plug up the vaccum after we are finished so they can't escape. One evening when we went to empty it, all but ONE bug was gone. My husband and I came up with the story that he turned canibal to survive!)
Other answers:
You can't. I can't either.
Or you could move. They don't have them in most of the Southwest US or Alaska.
You can't. I can't either.
Or you could move. They don't have them in most of the Southwest US or Alaska.
i have the same problem
i don't like any kind of bug they give me the creeps
Why do you want to stop them?
I don't think there is any realistic method of stopping them from getting in. They are attracted by a chemical left by previous generations of ladybird, so you could try giving the area they gather a damn good clean!
Info:
They spend the winter in a dormant state, although some species may emerge for short periods in warm weather. They aggregate together (kind of hibernate for warmth together), often in mixed groups of species, and the same sites are used year after year. Possibly some chemical pheromone helps them to seek out each other for the winter and remains on the site to attract the next generation (as ladybirds do not live into a second winter). Species begin to emerge in number in April, although the Orange ladybird may take until May.
Wouldn't screens on the windows be enough to keep them out?
My place is basically bug free.
Just read up on this from Department of Agriculture. It is recommended that your seals and weather stripping be carefully checked and replaced as needed. Pay particular attention to windows.
Also, they recommend not killing them as they will release an unpleasant odor. Best idea is to vacuum them up and take outside, away from your home, and release.