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Ladybugs are inside my office, how can I get rid of them and stop them from coming back?
Each fall - winter season, ladybugs congregate by the hundreds in my office, they seem to stay in the corners of the windows, upper corners where the walls meet. They fly around or drop from the ceiling. I was told that they are attracted to white. my office is all white and made of center blocks.
10 Answers
- 1 decade agoFavorite Answer
dawn dish soap and water - you mix in a spray bottle and spray
the areas they hang out in, the soap&water mix will kill the bugs
and they will not come back, it also works out doors around
doors&windows.
- 1 decade ago
You are correct that ladybugs are attracted to white. Unfortunately, there isn't much in the way of a chemical control to take care of them. Although it is not listed on any pesticide label, if you were to treat for fleas on your pet in that office, there is a little bonus in that the same material will help to control ladybug. If you do the organic thing, get out your vaccum cleaner. Anything else doesnt do much good.
- vinel10Lv 41 decade ago
best thing I've found is the ole shop vac .I extended my reach by tapeing a piece of 3/4 inch pvc pipe to the hose I can then stand and vac them off the ceiling or the walls with ease. they stink they bite and sometimes when they bite they will make a bruise the size of a tennis ball. some one said they buy them, will you wont have to buy any more bring your truck take all you want . I may even pay you
- Anonymous1 decade ago
They're attracted to the warmest surface in the room. I vacuum them off the walls. Their season is very short here, so it's not that big of a problem.
- BARROWMANLv 61 decade ago
There is an old nursery rhyme which when recited in the presence of ladybirds causes their immediate exit.
Ladybird, ladybird fly away home,
Your house is on fire and your children are gone,
All except one,
And her name is Ann,
And she hid under the frying pan.
Try this my grandma used to recommend it and we never had any ladybirds near our house
- 1 decade ago
Why sweat the small stuff????? Your ladybugs are free, we pay for them down here for our gardens' aphid control...
- Anonymous1 decade ago
I wouldn't go to expense of exterminator, Just vacuum them up and they will be gone after awhile,
- M TLv 51 decade ago
gimmie an E! gimmie an X! gimmie a T! and yadayadayada... what does that spell? EXTERMINATOR!!!!!!!