Asian Lady bugs in your house? What you need to know and what do do!

[@wenonascott9013]

I'm one of the unfortunate folks who have tens of thousands of these in my home. Thank you for spreading factual information about these invasive little buggers!!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Oh no! Where do you live?

[@wenonascott9013]

@@natureatyourdoor Willis!

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@wenonascott9013 no way! We are neighbors! 😄 how did you get so many?

[@wenonascott9013]

@@natureatyourdoor I've been told they are attracted to the color white. I have an OLD white farmhouse that has plenty of cracks & crevices in which they can overwinter. It's a perfect lady beetle storm!

[@ImToxii]

I have so many of these things in my house right now… I can’t get them out!!!! I used to think they were ladybugs and was fine with it, but now I know better and I feel yucky about it! 😭

[@rae0521]

We live in a 165 year old farmhouse. We wouldn't live long enough to "seal up every crack and cranny" in this place. We have a Dustbuster Vacuum and spend out days going from window to window sucking up the critters. This year (2024) seems to be the worst in 15 years. Will give the dish soap & light suggestion a try.

[@natureatyourdoor]

I am in a brand new house (ten years old) with spray foam insulation ceiling house and we were vacuuming hundreds per day! And yes our worst year ever. Mixed results with the trap this year..some nights they are very light oriented and others not...I think more indoor temp dependent. Let me know how trap works for you!

[@nancyf.8185]

What a delightful gentleman! I was looking for information about those Asian ladybugs and happened across this channel. I am subscribing and telling my family as well, thank you sir for this wonderful information that is delivered in a plain and relatable manner!

[@natureatyourdoor]

So nice of you! Welcome to my channel. I am always available to answer questions!

[@missybishop4996]

Thank you!! Loving this channel. I hate these lady bugs! They have infiltrated my home for years! My son's room is the worst. Thanks to you now I know why they are all on one side of my home!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! Yes. Have you tried the light trap? So glad you enjoy my channel! Welcome!

[@queendionne659]

We had a home that would get invaded by these things every year when I was growing up in the 90s. And people would not believe how bad a problem was. Sometimes the ceilings would just be completely covered with them. The whole house smelled like cocoa and we had to vacuum the windowsills every day because they would literally just be filled with them.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes..they can really be bad. Funny I am often trolled by folks that don't understand why I would kill an innocent lady bug and just leave them alone! ...sigh.

[@queendionne659]

@@natureatyourdoor they better hope they never have to experience it

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@queendionne659 lol! I know, right? Ha!

[@1elaella]

Thank you so much, Frank! I don't have that many ladybugs in my home. When I see one, I take it outside, because I know she will die from starvation. But as soon as I take it out, the next day I see another one or two, and so on. I thought it must be something, because one ladybug in the house, it can be an accident. Maybe the second one too. But when I see new ones every day, that's when I got worried and I searched for info. Luckily I found you and I'll try your tip with the water and see if it works. Thanks again, you have a new subscriber! ♡♡♡

[@natureatyourdoor]

Welcome elaella! So glad you found my channel! Let me know how the trap works for you!

[@judyfinnegan6225]

Hey Frank! 👋 thanks for the tip on catching these tiny beetles! Nice video! Take are. Be safe. GOD bless! 🙂

[@natureatyourdoor]

If you use the trap, let me know if it worked for you!

[@veritasalaswad802]

Oh boy, I need your help...i heard a weird loud buzzing sound in my wall/windowsill in the basement. At first i was very perplexed as i thought it was my breakers. And the sound rarely happened...then big winter windy storm and i saw one crawl out. HOW to i get rid of them? Not possible to open the wall there, that be major excavation bricks, weeping tile etc. Thank you from Southern Ontario, Canada

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hmm, that's a tough one. It may be a good idea to contact a local pest control professional.

[@suzytroha2454]

Thank you! Really liked the context about Va Tech testing, cheap diy, good reasons to feel free to do away with these pests, and that you are in Virginia and I can also put knowledge from you to use waaaaay up north.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Glad it helped!

[@dawndotson6269]

Yes big difference between a pretty little lady bug and these Asian lady beetles is what most do not understand. I did not know about the beetles til recently. Now our home is being taken over by them. They do bite and it HURTS. Keep all your native lady bugs safe if you want for your garden but kill the beetles any way you can! They are the reason you’re only seeing a lady bug here and there and not often. I’m going to try the water,light and Dawn for sure.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thanks for your support! Lol...i get trolled by some who feel the Asian lady beetles share equal status with our natives! I think not!

[@MicheleLHarvey]

Thanks for this very informative video! We more & more deal with a yearly invasion & have been diligently trapping & releasing, but now won't feel so bad if we miss some.

[@natureatyourdoor]

You are welcome!

[@ginafriend1690]

Asian Ladybugs are not welcome into my home. I miss our Ladybugs. Rarely see them. When I was a child, I would take a shoebox and make a place for them to come hang out in It was fun, as a kid! 😉😊

[@natureatyourdoor]

Its really true. I didn't see a single native lady bug this summer either!

[@sabahatwafa]

Are you a teenager now

[@justinblankenship8400]

Thank you Mr. T. Yet another great video! Personally, I find that 1 in 30 or so are Native. This is concerning me. As a child I only saw the red, non-M beetles. And yes, their bites are painful. Squashing = very bad smells (to me.) To make matters worse, no matter what the government did or claims they did, these Asian beetles do NOT eat aphids. Not mine, anyhow. I have hundreds of these critters. Yet, I have thousands of aphids that tear into my gardens. Not once have I observed a predator of these aphids. Yesterday, I found a couple thousand aphids (dead) on my cabbages and sprouts. This is ONLY thanks to Neem Oil from the day prior. I watched them die by the spray, ha. Satisfying. Never seen any sort of lady bug on any vegetable I grow, yet I see them constantly in my home. By the way, I live in a log home. They seem to be attracted by yellow colors. I can't exactly change the color of my logs and keep them breathable, so I deal with it. Tried the water + dawn + light for these and for stink bugs. Nothing beats a vacuum cleaner for the ladies or a tissue + toilet for the stinkers. Just my experience and opinion.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi Justin! Thanks for sharing with me and my viewers! Enriching for me and the overall channel experience!

[@anyascelticcreations]

If you like the neem oil you might like cedercide too. It's an all natural pesticide made from cedar oil. It kills pretty much everything bug and smells awesome. It seems like something that would fit right in to keep the critters out of a beautiful log home.

[@litrealred6840]

Thanks! I agree with you, they started coming around in 90s, i had problems with stink bugs, I took down blinds to wash in bathtub, I was letting the blinds soak, I found about twenty stink bugs floating in bathtub, they hiding in blinds ! Thanks!🤗🥰

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ugh! Sorry. Have you seen my stink bug videos, too?

[@litrealred6840]

@@natureatyourdoor Hi! Yes! I comment on it, you answered me back! Your AC unit went down in August, we put windows AC in until September when it cool down, we think the stink bugs came in though the windows! I try water and light on Lady Bugs it works! Thanks! Merry Christmas! 🤗🎄

[@joycegayden44]

I am so glad to have come across your channel. I see Asian lady bugs on my balcony which is on the sunny side so it gets warm eventhough it's cold at night. I live in Georgia. What I would like to know is the method of putting warm water and soap in a tray to catch them would that also work in the daylight. They are not inside of my house only on the balcony. I sprayed Raid ant killer but they still come back. I have the cutest little birds one is a cockatiel and a budgie they love being in the sun every morning we are on the balcony, me enjoying my coffee and they enjoying their breakfast they are so happy chirping and eating; then those bug come. I saw one in my bird's cage I took it out with paper napkin, balled it up tight and put in the trash and sprayed Raid ant killer on it. I thank you in advance for an answer to my question. God bless you🙂

[@natureatyourdoor]

I think they are attracted to the light...not necessarily the pan itself. We are getting swarmed right now by Asian lady bugs...so many we can't sit on our deck on afternoon right now. Glad you discovered my channel!

[@lalaland962]

What a coincidence I'd get this today! I saw my first this fall this morning on my kitchen counter. We don't have much trouble with them where I live now, but where I used to live there was an insane amount! I have no problem with the smell at all, I think they smell a bit like potatoes. Then again, the smell of stink bugs doesn't bother me either, so maybe I'm just different.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Interesting you mention sensitivety to odors. Such variance in the HUMAN population and some folks have zero ability to detect stink bug odor.

[@wenonascott9013]

I think stink bugs smell like cilantro! (I like cilantro.)

[@AddelynNiese]

Hey, these are in my home 24/7 and I am for some reason terrified of going into my bathrooms each day because they are always in there, and start shaking when I have to sweep one up. I am just terrified of them. I’m 14, but I’m usually the one that has to kill them because my family doesn’t mind them at all. Any tips on how to get rid of this fear? I deal with it everyday

[@natureatyourdoor]

You have a Asian lady bug phobia! Irrational fears while...well ..irrational can be very real! And very difficult for the person that suffers from it! I am not sure what to tell you. What freaks you out the most about them? Do you jump when they fly? You might try to isolated one! Pick it up with an index card or piece of paper...and walk it outside.. and then try to watch it...observe it .while of course you are trying to control your breathing. Maybe if you spend some time with just one...you can desensitize yourself to them! Let me know how it goes! Good luck!

[@AddelynNiese]

@ thank you so Much!!! Yes I do jump when they fly, which is mostly my fear when I sweep one up. I will try that, thank you for the advice!!

[@natureatyourdoor]

@AddelynNiese i ll be honest Addelyn...I don't like it when they go air borne and crash land on me! Agggghhh!

[@AddelynNiese]

@@natureatyourdoor haha I would absolutely hate if that happened to me though it hasn’t yet!!!

[@natureatyourdoor]

@AddelynNiese let me know how taking one outdoors works for you..that way if it takes to wing you both have room to escape!

[@jenniferpepler5843]

How can I help ladybugs survive winter so I can put in my garden next year? Do you have any suggestions? There were a lot of them this year and I am finding loads of them as I clean up the yard. I would love to give them the perfect OUTDOOR space for them to winter in but I don't know what that would be. Thanks for any tips you may have!

[@natureatyourdoor]

They would need to be in a location protected from freezing. I often find them in the middle of winter in large groups deep in my woodpile.

[@jenniferpepler5843]

@@natureatyourdoor Good to know. Unfortunately I live in the city and so I am limited. We had a crazy year with them. They are everywhere and I want to keep them close to home for my garden next year. I was thinking of turning a large ceramic plater on its side and placing the opening against my house (I presume it would be a bit warmer there?) & leaving a small space for them to crawl in and out of. I would fill the planter with leaves and greenery and maybe could even line it with a thick blanket. I just hope to keep them close by for next gardening season. I appreciate your insight. Thanks

[@breanatingley7063]

this channel is great 👍

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thank you so much! Glad you like the channel!

[@donnabeaudin9114]

We have a large garden and an orchard, years ago,1990s , we purchased 1000 ladybugs from a garden cat.a few years later, in the fall, we had tens of thousands, if not hundreds of thousands everywhere. I took out my movie camera and recorded the phenomenon, there were so many, I had to keep cleaning the lens off to continue filming. A big oops moment when we found out about the bad purchase.

[@natureatyourdoor]

The dept of agriculture was doing same! It seemed like a fantastic idea at the time!!

[@amyfern4599]

Just seen one of these in the UK which obviously brought me to this video

[@natureatyourdoor]

Uh oh. I hope the home invasion has not begun!

[@shannahonea714]

Thanks I've always wondered what the difference between these were I just thought they were lighter lady bugs

[@natureatyourdoor]

Glad you found my episode and my channel!

[@riotgear6891]

Ok, but how do you permentaly get rid of them of them outside? Like how do you kill the infestation of them? I never had them in my house before, we bought a new house and moved and they are everywhere. Why do some people have them in their house and others don't?

[@natureatyourdoor]

All great questions...see my Asian Lady Beetles playlist for more...but I as well am having greatest infestation EVER! HUNDREDS DAILY indoors! Vacuuming daily. I remember in the fall on the west side of house in late afternoon sunshine their were thousands in the air ...so many we could not be outside. I am guessing pre invasion we should have treated all walls..vinyl siding and faux rock with either insecticide or natural deterrent oils. Apparently my efforts to "seal" outdoors failed.

[@johnstark5324]

Moved to Atlanta from southern California three years ago. About 13 months ago this became a problem for sure! Old drafty house and no good way to seal it up unless I got stock options in a caulking gun company! I will try the water trap owing these are invasive types. I felt bad about killing them, now not so much! Haven't been bit but these are not bright red so I can see they are the Asian type for sure.

[@natureatyourdoor]

thanks for sharing your experience with us here at NAYD! Please check out my latest stinkbug video on pesticide-free deterents that worked for my viewers: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2XSXmpvpNJlrs0 these techniques are likely effective for lady bugs as well.

[@laurabundich641]

Thanks for the info

[@natureatyourdoor]

Any time!

[@aprilkight9178]

I'm trying now since I watched this video I live in Alabama and it's October 28th and they are horrible right now so thank you

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ack! Seems a really bad year for them everywhere!

[@anyascelticcreations]

For some reason I haven't had a problem with these guys in years. I wonder if it has to do with the safe all natural spray that I use to deter cockroaches, ants, and hornets from entering my home. A friend told me about cedercide and it's become an absolute game changer for me. It kills all insects and arachnids that it's ever been tested on including fleas and ticks which is why it's market for use on pets and sold at online pet product retailers. I use it for household pests, though. I've sprayed it in cracks and crevices around my home to keep roaches and ants out which has worked remarkably well. I haven't had a misguided hornet in my home in ages either. And I sprayed it on the floor beneath my dog kennel as well as the underside of the kennel tray to discourage the roaches that lived there in the past. And as far as I can tell it's worked against oretty much everything. It seems to linger too because I don't seem to have to reapply to the same place. The creatures don't seem to want to be in a sprayed area again. And it smells good. It's made with cedar oil so my place doesn't have a chemilal smell after I use it. It just smells like cedar for a while. I have caulked quite a bit too to try to keep my neighbors' cigarette smoke out, so that may be helping, too. Though, the smoke still comes in, so in theory the critters probably could still too. It's probably a combination of things that has kept most of the critters out of my home for a while. But I suspect the cedarcide that I've sprayed pretty much everywhere is a major factor in the lack of Asian lady beetles in my home. I hope this helps if anyone else wants to try it in their home.

[@natureatyourdoor]

HI! Thanks for sharing what work for you! Yes...most pest management requires an "integrated" approach to be effective. Sounds like you came up with a comprehensive plan!

[@anyascelticcreations]

@@natureatyourdoor Yep, it's pretty comprehensive. Lol. The landlord has a bug guy come to the building quarterly to check for roaches, too. I only have bate applied in my home but most of the other units are sprayed with insecticide, too. So, maybe that's helping to detour the asian lady beetles from hanging out in the building in general. If so, than it's even more of a comprehensive approach than I'd realized.

[@brianquilty687]

I've seen these bugs in our house over the last few years.

[@natureatyourdoor]

I think practically everyone does!

[@bobchannell3553]

I don't think is caulking is working very well. I think I see spaces that he's missing.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Lololol! I had my wife do that for video clip. I told her same...she is not a good caulker!

[@ashleybridgen3163]

Is it possible that lady beetles and lady bugs will live together?

[@natureatyourdoor]

Interchangeable words...if you are asking if the asian lady beetles can coexist with native Lady beetles...it appears that the Asians are outcompeting our natives leading to population declines of our native Lady beetles.

[@ashleybridgen3163]

@@natureatyourdoor thank you for the reply. While I was looking at the huge infestation outside my house I noticed that most of the bugs looked like the Asian Lady beetle and a smaller amount looked like the native lady bug. This was by looking at the markings on the head. I worry about killing off the native ones if I decided to try to get rid of them.

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@ashleybridgen3163 i feel certain that they are all asian lady bugs massing like that. There is a lot of variability on that m on the pronotum.

[@dmariewalker6880]

I had to watch this video again, because farmers will be getting out the soy beans and the corn and the back of my house faces south south west and yes, those Asian beetles do bite

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes. Ack. Check out my newer video..."Lady bugs bite?"

[@lightside_k]

My tree is infested with mexican beetle, do I need ladybugs to repel them or eat their eggs?

[@natureatyourdoor]

I don't know about the Mexican beetles and not sure a lady bug release would stay focused long enough.

[@les13robinson]

Excellent!! Thanks!

[@natureatyourdoor]

You're welcome!

[@MelanieSassy]

I pray you know how to get rid of an infestation of carpet beetles..

[@natureatyourdoor]

I need to research that..several folks have asked me same!

[@veritasalaswad802]

Have you figured it out??

[@jamesstephenson9956]

Do they get into electronic devices and mess them up or die in them?

[@Carno66466]

They don't normally go into devices, but they still can

[@cherylketcherside2459]

Mine seem to go away at night so the trap is not working for me. Do they sleep? They only seem to come out when it’s warm (around the afternoon). The problem I have is they are swarming a very high window I can’t reach. Otherwise I would vacuum them up.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Mine are worst ever this year after clouds of them descended on our house in fall.

[@gandalfsmith]

Cool, Thank You Frank

[@natureatyourdoor]

You are welcome!

[@jimmcghee4742]

I use duct tape to collect them. It sticks to their backs then fold over to seal them in and mostly eliminate their smell.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Good idea!! 💡! Thanks for sharing with me and viewers!

[@ginafriend1690]

👍 good info!

[@keojiabrown6807]

If it isnt these things its the dang stink bugs🙄. And funny enough to a certain extent they sometimes calm down at night even when a light source is near by.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes..I observed same...interesting ..maybe the difference between sunlight and artificial light? Or circadian rhythm ?

[@Carno66466]

I threw a dart at one that was on my ceiling, now when I look up to sleep I just see a yellow bloody mess

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ack...but nice throw!

[@Heidi-Beth]

I need a Nature at your door tshirt.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Check out my store!!

[@benjaminmorley1007]

I am curious if the spotted lanternfly has reached your area and if so it would be interesting to have a video about them.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes..it is just getting here! Will do!

[@toniferzoco7109]

Thank you Sir! I killed about 2,000 today! I miss our 🐞 😢I haven't seen any in the past two years unfortunately 😢

[@natureatyourdoor]

Same here ..I can't remember when I have seen our beloved native !

[@ruthhaught4296]

I really like you videos. Thanks for taking time out to do them. I don't like those darn lady bugs. And yep they do bite.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thank you Ruth! Comments like yours mean the world to me!

[@justayoutuber1906]

If they get into wine grapes the foul smell/taste can ruin a commercial batch of wine.

[@natureatyourdoor]

For sure!

[@blairyoutube]

Thank you for this useful information! I just killed one and was wondering about them.

[@natureatyourdoor]

You are welcome!

[@Heidi-Beth]

For some reason there weren't any this year my way which is hard to believe. Stink bugs on the other hand..😅

[@natureatyourdoor]

Stink bugs? Ah yes! Did you see my Stink bug videos?

[@Heidi-Beth]

@@natureatyourdoor I did!

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@Heidi-Beth awesome! 👍😊

[@_casg]

I keep getting rid of 4-5 a week of these lady bugs

[@natureatyourdoor]

I think I am at 15 to 20 per day!

[@_casg]

@@natureatyourdoor do they tend to stink ?

[@lucasurban194]

Bruh my frat house every wall is white they are literally swarming right now

[@natureatyourdoor]

I was at 5000 feet on a Rocky Pinnacle today Grayson Highlands...swarmed by Lady bugs! Crazy!

[@breanatingley7063]

me watching your channel

[@natureatyourdoor]

Awe! 😍

[@carmennunnally5776]

I love them. They are so pretty 😍

[@natureatyourdoor]

Love our native lady bugs with bright red !

[@carmennunnally5776]

@@natureatyourdoor absolutely 💯 percent. God had a good plan with them

[@breanatingley7063]

iv seen to many

[@natureatyourdoor]

I am vacuuming them up every day here with my latest weapon...a hand held duster buster...then I take them out side ...to freeze..or ?

[@theseeker1948]

They’re a real PITA

[@natureatyourdoor]

Pita? Lol?

[@theseeker1948]

@@natureatyourdoor if you know, you know.

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@theseeker1948 😲

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@theseeker1948 lololol. Ok got it...had to Google slang meanings again...if I am a senior citizen influencer I gotta keep up with the latest!!! 😖😭😂😀

[@theseeker1948]

@@natureatyourdoor LOL. I didn’t think I should say the @ss word here 🤣

[@justayoutuber1906]

Asian lady bugs me every day at work

[@natureatyourdoor]

🤔

[@garyanderson4374]

Asian lady beetles...not lady bugs.

[@natureatyourdoor]

True.

[@Soundtracks92]

These little bastards are killing my Redwood trees 😡

[@natureatyourdoor]

No...not these little bastards...these are predators not herbivores and eat only aphids. Tell me more about your observations on your redwoods!

[@tatianawilkins7935]

Can't even sleep in the house in ohio

[@natureatyourdoor]

Oh noooooo!

[@lacyd.7773]

Be kind and release them back outside, far from your home, after you vacuum them up.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Double edged sword...to release them outside in winter is pretty much a deadly fate anyway...also I often get trolled because I have released then outdoors..they are out competing and reducing our native Lady beetles.

[@yamsrh]

Horrible video!!! The Ladybugs that you want to drown, are very important for our ecosystem, they act as natural pest control by preying on other insects like aphids, mites, and scale insects, which can damage plants, making them a beneficial addition to gardens and agricultural areas, helping to maintain a balanced ecosystem.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Well..the problem is its NOT a balanced ecosystem...these invasive beetles are far out competing our beloved native Lady Beetles to the point that our natives are disappearing! I can't even remember the last time I have seen the beautiful red native Lady beetles that I remember so well from my childhood!

[@carmelalantelme7163]

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