My house has lady bugs. They don't bother me much, but the wife has to
vacuum them about twice a week. I was wondering if there was a way to trap
them and put them back in the garden. Thanks in advance.


Gary

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My house has lady bugs. They don't bother me much, but the wife has to
vacuum them about twice a week. I was wondering if there was a way to trap
them and put them back in the garden. Thanks in advance.


Gary



If your vacuum has an extension hose, secure an old stocking so that it
creates a screen that collects the insects you vacuum up.

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but it is the second mouse that gets the cheese.

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"Gary and Karen Manning" wrote in message ...
My house has lady bugs. They don't bother me much, but the wife has to
vacuum them about twice a week. I was wondering if there was a way to trap
them and put them back in the garden. Thanks in advance.


Gary

Dustbusters collect them
Dirt Devils grind them
The best trap I know is a house painted white.
Asian ladybugs overwinter in limestone crevices and caves.
Guess what a dark window in a white house looks like.

wrote:

My house has lady bugs. They don't bother me much, but the wife has to
vacuum them about twice a week. I was wondering if there was a way to trap
them and put them back in the garden.

They are probably the Asian lady bugs that love it here. They will
swarm toward the windows that have the most sunlight and moisture. They
love bathrooms and kitchens. Also, you can leave a light on at night
and they will all end up at the light before dawn. I vacuum up ours
each day with a dustbuster with a crevice tool ($15 at ACE hardware
right now). Then I release them outdoors. They are supposed to find a
crevice to crawl into during the winter. Unfortunately some of the
crevices are the cracks around windows and doors. They sense the heat
and moisture.

The dustbuster is especially fun to get flys with. They are a more
challenging target than lady bugs. You can even use it to for small
cleaning tasks.

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"Gary and Karen Manning" wrote in message ...
My house has lady bugs. They don't bother me much, but the wife has to
vacuum them about twice a week. I was wondering if there was a way to trap
them and put them back in the garden. Thanks in advance.


Gary

Dustbusters collect them
Dirt Devils grind them
The best trap I know is a house painted white.
Asian ladybugs overwinter in limestone crevices and caves.
Guess what a dark window in a white house looks like.

"Gary and Karen Manning" wrote in message ...
My house has lady bugs. They don't bother me much, but the wife has to
vacuum them about twice a week. I was wondering if there was a way to trap
them and put them back in the garden. Thanks in advance.


Gary

Dustbusters collect them
Dirt Devils grind them
The best trap I know is a house painted white.
Asian ladybugs overwinter in limestone crevices and caves.
Guess what a dark window in a white house looks like.

wrote:

My house has lady bugs. They don't bother me much, but the wife has to
vacuum them about twice a week. I was wondering if there was a way to trap
them and put them back in the garden.

They are probably the Asian lady bugs that love it here. They will
swarm toward the windows that have the most sunlight and moisture. They
love bathrooms and kitchens. Also, you can leave a light on at night
and they will all end up at the light before dawn. I vacuum up ours
each day with a dustbuster with a crevice tool ($15 at ACE hardware
right now). Then I release them outdoors. They are supposed to find a
crevice to crawl into during the winter. Unfortunately some of the
crevices are the cracks around windows and doors. They sense the heat
and moisture.

The dustbuster is especially fun to get flys with. They are a more
challenging target than lady bugs. You can even use it to for small
cleaning tasks.

--
Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to
Visit my Rhododendron and Azalea web pages at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/rhody.html
Also visit the Rhododendron and Azalea Bookstore at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/rhodybooks.html
Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman

wrote:

My house has lady bugs. They don't bother me much, but the wife has to
vacuum them about twice a week. I was wondering if there was a way to trap
them and put them back in the garden.

They are probably the Asian lady bugs that love it here. They will
swarm toward the windows that have the most sunlight and moisture. They
love bathrooms and kitchens. Also, you can leave a light on at night
and they will all end up at the light before dawn. I vacuum up ours
each day with a dustbuster with a crevice tool ($15 at ACE hardware
right now). Then I release them outdoors. They are supposed to find a
crevice to crawl into during the winter. Unfortunately some of the
crevices are the cracks around windows and doors. They sense the heat
and moisture.

The dustbuster is especially fun to get flys with. They are a more
challenging target than lady bugs. You can even use it to for small
cleaning tasks.

--
Pardon my spam deterrent; send email to
Visit my Rhododendron and Azalea web pages at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/rhody.html
Also visit the Rhododendron and Azalea Bookstore at:
http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman/rhodybooks.html
Cheers, Steve Henning in Reading, PA USA http://home.earthlink.net/~rhodyman

"Gary and Karen Manning" wrote in message
...
My house has lady bugs. They don't bother me much, but the wife has to
vacuum them about twice a week. I was wondering if there was a way to
trap
them and put them back in the garden. Thanks in advance.


You have the Asian kind that seek warmth in winter. American ladybugs are
aclimated to the winter and do something else I suppose. Keep that vacuum
humming till spring.

"James" wrote in message ...

You have the Asian kind that seek warmth in winter. American ladybugs are
aclimated to the winter and do something else I suppose. Keep that vacuum
humming till spring.

American ladybugs winter over in decomposing logs and leaf litter,
staying "warm" from the heat generated through the decomposition of
these materials.

fun facts to know and tell.....
Linda H.

"James" wrote in message ...

You have the Asian kind that seek warmth in winter. American ladybugs are
aclimated to the winter and do something else I suppose. Keep that vacuum
humming till spring.

American ladybugs winter over in decomposing logs and leaf litter,
staying "warm" from the heat generated through the decomposition of
these materials.

fun facts to know and tell.....
Linda H.

On Mon, 23 Feb 2004 21:46:58 GMT, "Stephen M. Henning"
wrote:

wrote:

My house has lady bugs. They don't bother me much, but the wife has to
vacuum them about twice a week. I was wondering if there was a way to trap
them and put them back in the garden.

I vacuum up ours
each day with a dustbuster with a crevice tool ($15 at ACE hardware
right now). Then I release them outdoors.

The dustbuster is especially fun to get flys with. They are a more
challenging target than lady bugs. You can even use it to for small
cleaning tasks.

Sounds like pretty cheap entertainment. :-) Let me tell you about
grape races in the m'wave.

ladybugs -- it does appear as if vacuuming is the best/most
practical solution to an over-supply.