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This is Roger Tinker, owner and general manager of all star pest control in Columbus, Georgia. I would like to discuss ladybugs, which are actually lady beetles, and they’re also known as ladybird beetles. In this discussion, I will call them ladybugs because that’s what everybody else calls them. I will talk about what they are, when and why they come into your home and how you can control the ladybugs. There are about 475 species of ladybugs in the United States and all but two of these species feed on other insects. Ladybug can be black, brown, red, orange, or yellow and wet without different color spots. 
Ladybugs can range from 1/16 of an inch to three eighths of an inch long and they are attracted delight. You will begin to say ladybugs trying to get in the home in the fall because they’re seeking protection from the winner and your home suits his need for them. Exclusion matters to your home should be done before the fault prevent help prevent entry of ladybugs into your home. Here’s some of the things you can do. Seal all possible entrances to your home such as caulking around pipes and cables that go into the home. Same around windows and solid door sweep for also help as you look around the outside of your home sale any cracks that you see. However, total of clothes exclusion is usually not possible, but it will help keep a lot of ladybugs out. spraying pesticides is not effective for controlling ladybugs and should not be done. Spraying will only kill the ladybugs trapped inside the walls. But it will not kill the ones that just shade crawling around in the home. Dead bugs in your walls will beetles that feed on dead insects such as lardel beetles l and the carpet beetles that cause more problems and the ladybugs the most effective way to remove ladybugs in your home is buying is by using a vacuum cleaner. In conclusion ladybugs invade in the fall. Seal as many entrances to your home as possible. Never use pesticide for ladybugs as it’s a waste of money and time. Vacuum as needed to remove the ladybugs. Please feel free to call me if I can help you in any way
