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Multi-colored Asian Lady fly Beetle (Ladybug) The "multicolored baits Asian lady beetle" or Asian Ladybug (Harmonia axyridis), has become common in many areas of the eastern United States. This beetle is a beneficial inhabitant of the landscape but can also be a serious fly household pest in those areas where it has become well established and abundant. baits The Asian ladybug is approximately 1/3 inch in length and semi-spherical or dome-shaped. Their colorations can vary from yellowish-orange to red; deep orange is the most fly common color. There are 19 black spots on the back that vary in darkness among individual beetles and the spots may be baits faint or missing on some beetles. There is a black "W" shaped mark on the thorax of this ladybug. fly Asian ladybugs, like boxelder bugs, pine seed bugs baits and elm leaf beetles, are accidental invaders; that is, "outdoor" insects that create a nuisance by wandering indoors during a limited portion of their life cycle. Accidental invaders do not feed or reproduce indoors. They cannot attack the house structure, furniture, or fabric. They cannot sting or carry diseases. Ladybugs do not feed on people, although they will occasionally pinch exposed skin. Ladybug may leave a slimy smear and they have a distinct odor when crushed. Bird GuardTM provides a quick, easy, cost effective and humane solution to nuisance bird control problems.

Eliminating Indoor Boxelder fly Bug Infestations For larger infestations, use your vacuum cleaner to help eliminate the boxelders you see inside your home. This will be a great tool to use along with pesticide applications, but not a total substitution. A good residual spray that is labeled for both inside homes, exterior of homes, trees and shrubs is Tempo WP. Spray Tempo WP (using baits a garden sprayer such as our Chapin Sprayer) along baseboards or other areas where Boxelders are seen. The most important aspect of indoor elimination and prevention of Boxelder bugs is dusting cracks and crevices where these pest like to spend the winter. The best insecticide dust to use is Delta Dust. This odorless product is easily applied to cracks, crevices and voids using the Crusader Duster. Use Delta as often as you like, both as a preventative and curative control method for insect pests. Delta Dust will not only kill boxelder bugs and other insects, it makes any treated area unappealing to future infestations of insect pests.