[Shop-talk] Ladybugs (shop related)

[Karl Vacek]

Are they real red ladybugs, or the damn orange Chinese ones ?  I'd be amazed 
(and dismayed) if the orange ones are protected, since they multiply 
prolifically and kill the beneficial red ones.

We've been inundated with the orange ones for 6-7 years now in the Midwest. 
They bite sometimes and they stink when you smash them.  Some genius thought 
it was a great idea to introduce them, and now they're taken over.

In the winter, the inside of the roof sheathing (spaced boards, allowing 
some openings to the outside) near the eaves in our garage attic are coated 
with tens of thousands of them - a few thick.



> OK, so I just got back from New Orleans and I found that ladybugs moved
> into my brand new building.  Thousands of them.
>
> It's also "illegal" to kill them.  (but I don't mind if I have to)  But
> this means that I can't find poisons or such for them.
>
> So, what's the best way to get rid of these pests?