"Cheryl" wrote in message
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In the fine newsgroup "rec.gardens", "LAH"
artfully composed this message within
erio.net on 08
Oct 2004:

I appreciate the information but I don't think you understand
the magnitude of the problem. This is a two story house and the
south side is just covered with ladybugs. Getting a vacuum up
there would be pretty tricky. If I do try this you can be sure
I'm not going to let them go - gas and a match it is! Sorry I
realize this probably offends some but enough is enough.

I haven't read this group in a while, and checked in and upon seeing
your post, I sort of have to agree. I have the same problem with them
every year (though, not yet, too early) and those things are
agressive and bite (yes, these "lady"bugs bite. The first year I
bought my house they found their way in via the basement and I've
never found a hole to plug, but they haven't been that bad since. But
outdoors, they swarm in the fall. I like the idea of vaccuming them
up and relocating them.

--
Cheryl

Yesterday I tried vacuuming. It was sort of like trying to drain Lake Erie
with a tea cup - sounds good in theory but not very practical nor very
effective.

Lois

OTOH, my peonies didnt have any aphids or "dew" on them this year. flower buds were
clean as a whistle. so maybe they are doing some good out there. Ingrid


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