Comments on: 5 Ways to Deal With Lady Bug Infestations

By: ET

ET — Sun, 04 Apr 2010 14:26:49 +0000

Since last Spring, I have been using 2 essential oil diffusers on 2 different floors: 1st floor = Anti-Fly blend by Air-Aromax & 2nd floor = Lemon-Orange blend by the same company. Maybe this is all a coincidence but those beetles now tend to gather in OTHER rooms where are furthest away from these diffusers. Remember to use only 100% essential oil that sells for at least $10 USD for a lil’ 10-mL dark-colored vial. Like in dark navy or dark brown vials, anything else is just artificial (synthetic) fragrance which harms your lungs & have no effects on repelling insects. I got mine from Earthority.com under the Aromatherapy section.

By: Cheryl

Cheryl — Tue, 12 Jan 2010 21:18:54 +0000

We also get the yearly swarm of Asian beetles, and I have had them in my coffee, milk, and cereal. This past Fall I made my own spray with essential oils and we seemed to have less beetles in the house. I sprayed outside around the doors and windows with a solution of water, citronella essential oil, camphor essential oil, peppermint essential oil, and a few drops of liquid dish soap. I’ll find out this Spring how well it worked when they wake up.
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By: GartenGrl

GartenGrl — Fri, 08 Jan 2010 14:49:29 +0000

Thank you for your comment! I do all I can to discourage people from killing insects out of fear…to try to understand them better will make a better world for all of us:)

By: Zenaire

Zenaire — Thu, 07 Jan 2010 09:18:00 +0000

I am an Entomologist and to say about Lady bird beetles…in one word they are wonders of nature with colors…And not only that they have done great job preventing lot harmful insects growth..There lifestyles are also amazing. Your blog will help lot people learn about them clearly. I am also trying to prepare an article on them…hope I will work it out soon.
Really good job…

By: Planning Plants to Plant

Planning Plants to Plant — Tue, 08 Sep 2009 17:00:46 +0000

Oh sure…here in Michigan we get that a lot in the fall and in Florida they get it in the spring…Box Elder Beatles also swarm around peoples windows and doors and such.
They are harmless…but some people don’t like them and freak out mainly because they have bug phobias…

By: keewee

keewee — Sun, 06 Sep 2009 02:38:53 +0000

I have never heard of swarming lady beetles. My goodness that is a lot of bugs to have to deal with.