Ladybugs looking to overwinter in the house...

[bwframe]

I noticed the swarms yesterday, from my kitchen window.

We've been lucky the last year or two and haven't had the massive amounts as years past. Didn't notice what seemed to be any big migrations.

I treated the exterior nooks and crannies with this stuff. Porch shows dead bugs, with nothing still crawling on the house.

 

[04FXSTS]

These are not "lady bugs" but another invader from IIRC Japan. Yes they are nasty, they bite and stink when crushed. I also have not seen too many the last couple years but before that they were thick. Jim.

 

[Leadeye]

I spray Bonide Carpenter Ant and Termite Killer all over the house, at the end of the lady bugs there is a ring of dead all around the house. They just return the following year.

 

[xwing]

I have that problem too. Entire swarms on the outside of the house, and many making it indoors as well. I spray bug-killer on the outdoor ones and individually kill the indoor ones. But nothing seems to stop them (except finally cold weather)

 

[duanewade]

I spray Home Defense where I see the beetles (they are not lady bugs) on the house. I also spray around windows mainly on the south side of the house as that is where I see the most if them. It has helped keep them out of the house a lot.

 

[tmschuller]

Good luck battling them.. I know they taste really bad.. potato chips malfunction. Somehow one landed on the chip as it was entering the food portal.. no matter how fancy I tried to spin it they taste awful. Would not recommend trying them as a snack

 

[mom45]

Good luck battling them.. I know they taste really bad.. potato chips malfunction. Somehow one landed on the chip as it was entering the food portal.. no matter how fancy I tried to spin it they taste awful. Would not recommend trying them as a snack

They aren't good in coffee either.

I noticed a bunch by the door on the west end of our house but so far, that's it. The stink bugs are starting to show up as well.

 

[firecadet613]

Here's what I use as an all-purpose insect repellant around the house.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BB373Y9F?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

 

[tmschuller]

They aren't good in coffee either.

I noticed a bunch by the door on the west end of our house but so far, that's it. The stink bugs are starting to show up as well.

I’ve watched one fall in a cup of coffee and you could see the oil that they excrete come out.
Stink bugs have been bad here too

 

[mikek]

Here's what I use as an all-purpose insect repellant around the house.

https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0BB373Y9F?psc=1&ref=ppx_pop_mob_b_asin_image

Does this work for stink bugs also?

 

[firecadet613]

Does this work for stink bugs also?

Yes. IIRC, there are two main types of insecticides, which work based on the insects skeletal structure. I use this as an all purpose and Demon WP for carpenter bee treatment in the spring.

 

[mikek]

Yes. IIRC, there are two main types of insecticides, which work based on the insects skeletal structure. I use this as an all purpose and Demon WP for carpenter bee treatment in the spring.

Thanks

 

[DadSmith]

I noticed the swarms yesterday, from my kitchen window.

We've been lucky the last year or two and haven't had the massive amounts as years past. Didn't notice what seemed to be any big migrations.

I treated the exterior nooks and crannies with this stuff. Porch shows dead bugs, with nothing still crawling on the house.

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Those Japanese lady stink bugs are a pain.
I spray around my doors and windows outside with ortho home defense and it does a good job. They still land in on those area's but they die in a few seconds and make a bug pile.
This stuff keeps working even after several month's .
Just remember when you see bugs around your home again to spray again. First time I sprayed was in May. And I just did so again yesterday.