Q&A – What’s the best way to get rid of ladybugs in the home?
Question:
What’s the best way to get rid of ladybugs in the home? I don’t want to spray them if I don’t have to.
Answer:
UT Haywood County Extension Director Walter Battle says he uses a shop vacuum and sucks them up and them goes and puts them outside. If you need to keep them out you can spray a permethrin-based insecticide around your doors and windows where they are entering.
Related Resources:
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Ladybug)
Ladybugs ready to come indoors
Ladybugs Can Be a Real Nuisance
What’s the best way to get rid of ladybugs in the home? I don’t want to spray them if I don’t have to.
Answer:
UT Haywood County Extension Director Walter Battle says he uses a shop vacuum and sucks them up and them goes and puts them outside. If you need to keep them out you can spray a permethrin-based insecticide around your doors and windows where they are entering.
Related Resources:
Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Ladybug)
Ladybugs ready to come indoors
Ladybugs Can Be a Real Nuisance