Home Invasion Continues

[ajfbs]

Oh My God.

Just got home. The ladybugs I shooed away this weekend?
They're back.
And they brought friends.

This is insane.

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ladybugs

[anonymous]

This from the WHDH weather site...

Now about those lady bugs. Come to find out, they're not lady bugs after all, but Asian Lady Beatles.

- They came from the deep south were they were introduced in the late 80s and early 90s.

- They swarm on warm autumn days by the hundreds and thousands.

- They're attracted to light colored houses, and burrow into your home via cracks and crevices around windows, doors and foundations.

- They're non-toxic and mostly harmless (a few CAN bite).

- Vacuum, sweep, or just leave alone. Most will hunker down by the time the cold hits. In the spring they'll find their way out the way they came in.

Cheers,
Alexa

Re: ladybugs

[atl]

swear to god, i misread that (perhaps intentionally) as "Asian Lady-boy Beetles".

Come to think of it, "Asian Lady Beatles" would be an interesting cover band worth seeing.

Re: ladybugs

[ajfbs]

... just don't plan on seeing "Tokyo Police Club" on your next trip to Japan...

Re: ladybugs

[ajfbs]

Yeah, I think in their native environment, they would crawl into cracks in rock cliffs that face South and hibernate there.

Our house isn't very light colored, but it has a nice big south-facing wall and lots and lots of cracks along door & window frames.

I don't mind them in principle, but the numbers are pretty wacky. Time for laundry? Step one: shake bugs out of clothes. Step 2: nudge bugs away from washer door gasket... There's a pull-chain light over the sink. I end up sending a few beetles flying every time i turn it on...