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Ladybugs and Ladybug Infestation
Ladybug Elimination
The best way to treat for ladybugs is
to use the same methods and products used to control
boxelder bug infestations. Tempo
WP is an odorless product which is labeled for use indoors (if the
need ever arose) and also on most shrubs and plants around your home. If
you only have the beginnings of a ladybug/ lady beetle infestation, you can get
by with treating the interior and exterior of your home with Demon
WP. This product will do a good job, but Demon
WP is not labeled for spraying the wide range of shrubs and ornamentals, as
is Tempo WP. Tempo WP
and Demon WP are both used for general purpose pest control, to kill or prevent spiders,
ants, carpenter
ants, white-footed
ants, roaches,
German cockroaches and
other household pests.
Tempo WP and Tempo
SC are labeled for use in restaurant
pest control.
When treating, walk around the outside of your home twice: once to spray cracks,
crevices, entry points and the second time to fan-spray any surface where they
might crawl or come into contact with your product. Any shrubs, small
trees or bushes should also be treated as well as the ground around them and any
mulched areas in your landscaping.
Although Tempo WP is safe to
use indoors for almost any type of pest (when directions are followed), you
should not have to in the case of ladybug
infestations. Your vacuum will be your best tool indoors.
In severe cases, Delta Dust
or Drione Dust should
be applied to indoor
cracks, crevices, wall voids, hiding places and entry points. Dusts should
be applied with a Crusader
Duster. I prefer Delta
Dust (because it is the
world's only water-proof dust) but either Delta
Dust or Drione Dust
will be
a good job, if dusting is necessary.
To help prevent infestations of ladybugs, treat the exterior of your home
with Tempo WP
in the Summer, Fall and Spring. Each application will most
likely last between 4 and 12 weeks but for best results, try to time your
spray treatment with the normal time of year (in your area) when ladybugs
usually appear. One or two weeks before activity begins or at first sign of
ladybugs (or their larvae) is best.
