LADYBUG CONTROL
RECOMMENDED MEASURES OF CONTROL:
Once ladybugs have become established in the home, there aren't a lot of
treatment options.
There are not a lot of recommended chemical measures at this point.
The easiest way to remove ladybugs, once they are indoors, is with a vacuum
cleaner.
However, PREVENTION
, is the best of all choices . This is done during the Fall
time. To help prevent asian lady beetles, cluster flies, box elder bugs
and similar pests from entering in the fall, outdoor, fast-acting synthetic
pyrethroids :
Recommended Products: Residual Insecticides, Aerosols,
Dusts
Recommended Residual Insecticides:
Talstar
One or Bifen IT
* Talstar One and Bifen IT are micro encapsulated products that do not break
down easily with rain once it bonds to the surface.
-
Tempo
Suspend
SC
Spray with the residual insecticides around eaves, attic
vents, windows, doors, under-fascia lips, soffits, siding(including under
lips) and any other possible points of entry, concentrating on the south
and the southwest sides .
Spray with fan pattern from a garden
pump sprayer such as 
Chapin Premier Sprayer.
Spray the southern and western walls is helpful when lady bug
populations are high. Remember that heavy duty infestations require heavy
duty treatments.
In addition to the residual insecticides Talstar/Bifen
, Suspend SC, and Tempo listed above you may want to use dusts and aerosols,
if they have invaded the home.
Recommended dusts:
Delta
Dust (Weather resistant)
Dust can be used to treat wall voids if there is no insulation
to impede the spreading of the dust.
It can also be placed around switch plate covers and electrical outlets
as well as plumbing openings.
Recommended Aerosol:
V One
Aerosol
The dust and aerosols should be applied to indoor cracks,
crevices, wall voids, hiding places and entry points.
V One aerosol contains pyrethrums, which is a contact killer.
It would be useful to spray the ladybugs directly on contact to get a
quick knockdown.
V One Aerosol has a crack and crevice applicator which allows you to treat
around windows, molding and light fixtures.
Shady areas are less likely to attract lady bugs.
Mechanical means of exclusion:
- Sealing ladybugs out by caulking cracks and around
utility service openings, fixing broken window screens and door jams,
plugging cracks in the foundation or roof as well as similar exclusion-type
activities will help prevent the asian beetles from entering in the
first place.