it's asian lady beetle season

cab2g · 10-19-2009, 10:01 PM

At first I thought this bug was called the Japenese Beetle, but a quick wikipedia search showed me that was not the case! Half of you probably know about it. Every fall they start migrating into your house. And they smell so gosh darn bad when you capture them!

I hate these bugs! I know exactly where they are entering my house, but I don't know how to seal my front door any better! It has magnetic door seals, but at the very bottomit hits a piece of wood and there is a gap where light is visible. I tried cutting one, but it just left a crack at the bottom.

So how do you all get rid of them? I vacuum them up most of the time, but that stinks up the vacuum. grrrrr

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonia_axyridis

Xanthos · 10-20-2009, 12:00 AM

They enter my mom's house through the A/C.

Not much really to stop them. She mostly just lets them have free reign of the upstairs room. There are litterally hundreds of them up there. She's pretty good about keeping them confined there though.

As for my condo - haven't had problems yet.
- X

bono83 · 10-20-2009, 11:06 AM

I finally broke down and hired Andersen Pest Control because I get so many of them. Hopefully they can keep them out or at least considerably reduce the numbers. Drives me nuts. My house is only 5 years old and I can't figure out where they are coming in.

Rtoups · 10-20-2009, 11:12 AM

I thought this was about asian women in VW Beetles; much more common in Los Angeles...

wrek · 10-20-2009, 11:46 AM

I F'ING HATE THESE THINGS.. and spraying for them won't help. You'll be wasting your money on the pest control people. -- let me know if I'm wrong though. I F'ING HATE THESE THINGS.

80Zedder · 10-20-2009, 04:04 PM

my basement is getting infested, just let them run their course, not much you can really do. I am in the country so i get alot of things in here lol

I have a huge pet spider collection in the summer, which is fine, the wife hates it, but they keep all the other flying bugs out so i let them stay.

2ndgenz28 · 10-20-2009, 04:13 PM

Its allways been a good sign or omen when they come in the house in these parts. Thats means a mild winter.

If its gonna be nasty, they find better shelter.

As they don't know its a house, or gonna have heat.
Just an easyquick place to crawl into as there is no need to find heavy cold shelter.

Camaro509 · 10-20-2009, 04:25 PM

We have them as well, but I don't mind them.
They almost cover the entire back of our house,
and a few get in through the patio doors when we're
letting the dog in or out, our cats love 'em.

Never noticed a stink or smell from them, maybe
a different species swarms in this region in the fall?

10-19-2009, 10:01 PM	#1
cab2g love. my. car. Drives: 2011 2SS/RS Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Chicago Posts: 3,372 View My Garage	it's asian lady beetle season At first I thought this bug was called the Japenese Beetle, but a quick wikipedia search showed me that was not the case! Half of you probably know about it. Every fall they start migrating into your house. And they smell so gosh darn bad when you capture them! I hate these bugs! I know exactly where they are entering my house, but I don't know how to seal my front door any better! It has magnetic door seals, but at the very bottomit hits a piece of wood and there is a gap where light is visible. I tried cutting one, but it just left a crack at the bottom. So how do you all get rid of them? I vacuum them up most of the time, but that stinks up the vacuum. grrrrr http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonia_axyridis __________________

10-20-2009, 12:00 AM	#2
Xanthos PWA Relapse Drives: Formerly-Stick Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Oklahoma Posts: 12,588 View My Garage	They enter my mom's house through the A/C. Not much really to stop them. She mostly just lets them have free reign of the upstairs room. There are litterally hundreds of them up there. She's pretty good about keeping them confined there though. As for my condo - haven't had problems yet. - X __________________ 2017 1LT/RS A8 Hyper Blue Metallic

10-20-2009, 11:06 AM	#3
bono83 Drives: 1969 Chevelle, 2010 1LT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Chicago suburbs Posts: 378	I finally broke down and hired Andersen Pest Control because I get so many of them. Hopefully they can keep them out or at least considerably reduce the numbers. Drives me nuts. My house is only 5 years old and I can't figure out where they are coming in. __________________ Order: 5/23/09 - Deposit given with order at dealer. 1100: 6/26/09 - Order placed by dealer - no allocation 2000: 8/15/09 - Accepted by GM. 2500: 8/18/09 - Preferenced. 3000: 8/18/09 - Accepted by Production Control. 3100: 9/9/09 - Available to Sequence. 3300: 9/9/09 - Scheduled for Production. 3400: 9/19/09 - Broadcast. 3800: 9/29/09 - Produced. 4000: 9/29/09 - Available to Ship. 4150: 9/29/09 - Original Invoice. 4200: 10/6/09 - Shipped. 5000: 10/13/09 - Delivered to Dealer. 6000: 10/13/09 - Delivered to Customer.

10-20-2009, 11:12 AM	#4
Rtoups Drives: RJT 2LT Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Palos Verdes, California Posts: 602 View My Garage	I thought this was about asian women in VW Beetles; much more common in Los Angeles... __________________ SoCal Camaro5 Family Member

10-20-2009, 04:25 PM	#8
Camaro509 Drives: 2010 2SS/RS Black Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Kansas Posts: 1,085	We have them as well, but I don't mind them. They almost cover the entire back of our house, and a few get in through the patio doors when we're letting the dog in or out, our cats love 'em. Never noticed a stink or smell from them, maybe a different species swarms in this region in the fall? __________________ Understeer, Oversteer, Wheel Alignment (Camber etc), Torque, Horsepower, Camaro Fold for team 11108 to help find a cure! Folding@home Stanford's Research DC Program.

10-20-2009, 11:46 AM	#5
wrek 2G1FK1EJ6-9 Drives: 2010 Camaro 2SS RS Transformer Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Pompano Beach, FL Posts: 661 View My Garage	I F'ING HATE THESE THINGS.. and spraying for them won't help. You'll be wasting your money on the pest control people. -- let me know if I'm wrong though. I F'ING HATE THESE THINGS.

10-20-2009, 04:04 PM	#6
80Zedder Cheif Pounderhard Drives: 80camaro/Avalanche/srt8charger Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: in the vault Posts: 547	my basement is getting infested, just let them run their course, not much you can really do. I am in the country so i get alot of things in here lol I have a huge pet spider collection in the summer, which is fine, the wife hates it, but they keep all the other flying bugs out so i let them stay.

10-20-2009, 04:13 PM	#7
2ndgenz28 Thread Killer Drives: All Black Join Date: Aug 2009 Location: NWO Toledo Area Posts: 4,720	Its allways been a good sign or omen when they come in the house in these parts. Thats means a mild winter. If its gonna be nasty, they find better shelter. As they don't know its a house, or gonna have heat. Just an easyquick place to crawl into as there is no need to find heavy cold shelter.

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