Attack of the Lady Bugs

How To Keep Ladybugs And Asian Lady Beetles From Coming Inside This Fall

Here's how to keep lady beetles from moving into your home.Getty ImagesLadybugs in the garden are a good thing. Not only are these tiny red beetles associated with good luck, but they also have a big appetite for destructive garden pests like aphids, mites, thrips, scales, and whiteflies. Ladybugs (Coccinella septempunctata) are not true bugs, and a better name for them may be lady beetles. They are related to Asian lady beetles (Harmonia axyrid…

Attack of the Lady Bugs

For many years we have had to endure a home invasion of ladybugs that are determined to make themselves bothersome houseguests. They are beneficial creatures, feeding on other bugs that damage farm crops, but indoors they drive you nuts buzzing around lights, dive bombing into drinks, and smelling bad. There are many species of ladybugs, some native to the U.S. All are beneficial predators that consume aphids, scale insects, and other pests that…