Lady Bugs

ak.fortyseven

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• Jan 29, 2010

• #1

I live in an old house in the hills, our attic has always been infested w/ lady bugs. I know they r "good" bugs, but what concerns me is if they r nesting there, means there must be a food source for them near by.
My garden is at the bottom of the attic stairway, there are a few ladybugs patrolling my grow area. No signs of any other bugs.

Heres my question. Do I bomb the attic and kill my friendly bugs along with anything else. Or leave the Lady's alone and let them do the pest control?

There are no signs of any other bugs.

 

cph

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• Jan 29, 2010

• #2

Leave them be!!! As far as I now they'll never get hungry enough to change their carnivorous ways!

 

ak.fortyseven

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• Jan 29, 2010

• #3

Some pics of the lady's with my lady's

 

cph

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• Jan 29, 2010

• #4

Are those the BIG lady bugs? I'm may be color blind, but that doesn't look red to me.

 

ak.fortyseven

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• Jan 29, 2010

• #5

They r little and orange.

 

connorbrown

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• Jan 29, 2010

• #6

I live out in the country and they always come in my house for warmth. Lol. I put some in my garden for pest control and I have never had a problem with spider mites.

 

cph

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• Jan 29, 2010

• #7

It turns out the orange ones are Asian invaders. Still shouldn't hurt anything.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_ladybug

 

ak.fortyseven

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• Jan 29, 2010

• #8

cph said:

It turns out the orange ones are Asian invaders. Still shouldn't hurt anything.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_ladybug

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Thoose are the ones. Now I even know the species, Ty Cph