Attack of the ladybugs...

[Eli]

Originally posted by: Phocas

We call these little bastards potato bugs.

WTF? What planet are you from?

This and this is a "potato bug, pill bug, rolley polley". They aren't beetles.

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK
Pill Bug/Rolley Polley

See above.

 

[Quixfire]

There all over my house a well. I have been looking for a easy way to get rid of them, but all I can find are these. :|

Asian Ladybug Trap

 

[Jetblade]

Old Post!

 

[Miramonti]

They're everywhere in chicago.

I'm guessing its an immediate affect of west nile virus knocking out its predator birds.

Tons of squirrels this year too - perhaps because the virus took out crows and hawks, which I believe used to eat the babies.

 

[Quixfire]

Originally posted by: Jetblade
Old Post!

When is a seven days old???

Would you rather I started a new thread so you could scream REPOST?

 

[Zenmervolt]

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: agnitrate

Originally posted by: xenocyd3

Originally posted by: FrankyJunior

Originally posted by: idNut


Really? Hmm. Now I don't feel so bad about smashin' them. Damn Jap beatles.

Be careful because they stain and can smell pretty bad too.

lmao

Seriously, they do. That yellow stuff that comes out of their legs when they get frightened? Yeah, that's their blood. They smell horrible. We have to leave our windows open for ventilation and they just keep coming in.

My solution? Duct tape. I catch em on an edge, fold it over and throw it away. This doesn't require me catching them in my cd case and stinking it up, requiring me to wash it. Nor does it require a trip to the bathroom to throw them down the toilet.

I hate these lady bug-imposters :|

-silver

So there is another bug that is a ladybug that looks the same but is different?

Yup. And the imposter things bite too. Blasted pests.

ZV

 

[Bryophyte]

Use a dust buster or shop vac. This method shouldn't kill too many of them if you want to release them away from the house. Less messy than mushing them up. No bug butter.

 

[ElFenix]

Originally posted by: Gr1mL0cK

Originally posted by: Yzzim

Originally posted by: SagaLore

Originally posted by: Yzzim
THEY ARE ASIAN LADY BEETLES, AKA JAPANESE LADY BEETLES

damn you mofos get it right :|

Edit: Link for you untrusting bitches

Isn't their nickname "lady bug" though?

Who the hell gives a nickname to a damned beetle :|

Pill Bug/Rolley Polley

rolly pollies rule

 

[Konigin]

Huh, I always thought they were lady bugs... anyway, whatever they are, they are all over the place. Tons of them here in IL.

 

[DrPizza]

Yeah, they're lady bugs.... not japanese beetles. (I can't imagine anyone over the age of 5 not being able to identify a lady bug... To suggest to him that he's wrong is to think he's an idiot.)

They're harmless (to humans), but like to hybernate indoors... If you leave them alone, they'll disappear soon enough... Then, they'll reappear in the spring and you can let them go outside.

 

[whaleskinrug]

LA had an invasion of "killer" ladybugs that lived at the beach and *bit* -- hopefully these ones don't snack on you

 

[Double Trouble]

DrPizza, perhaps you should read up on these things before commenting They are NOT the 'regular' lady bugs that are harmless (those are red with black spots). These are called "lady bugs", but they are really Asian/Japanese lady beetles. They were brought in to take care of the aphids that were harming the crops -- the assumption was that they would not be able to handle the cold and would die off rather quickly. Instead, as any one of us could have told the "experts", they adapted just fine, and are now swarming everywhere, killing off the 'regular' lady bugs.

They are pretty damn resistant to bug spray, they bite (it hurts kind of like a bee sting, and if you're allergic it can be worse), they produce a yellow goop that stinks when you squish them. Pretty much a pain in the butt. I wish we'd get a real freeze to get rid of them for a while!!

 

[Slammy1]

Vacuum's are most effective. I sprayed my screen door down with Raid ant & roach they died for several days from the residue. The stink bug is an example of a nick for a beetle:
Stink Bug