Ladybug is the name given to an insect that can enter your homes in the winter season. It is very harmless and the most damage it can do is chewing on your houseplants. At the same time, unlike other bugs, the insect can even provide you some great benefits. One of them is that ladybugs eat a number of other bugs, which can be quite harmful for your house fixtures as well as your garden. Though beneficial, ladybugs can become a problem, especially when they seem to infest your house. In such a case, it is very necessary to get rid of them. Since ladybugs are quite helpful, only in the extreme cases should go for killing them. In the following lines, we have listed a number of tips and ways for getting rid of lady bugs.
How to Get Rid of Ladybugs
- Seal all cracks and crevices in you home. Inject the areas around windows, molding and light fixtures with foam insulation.
- Use your vacuum cleaner. Vacuum the area you see infested by ladybugs and after you have covered every nook and corner, empty the bag outside your house.
- Put cloves around windows and doors and even in larger light fixtures. It helps drive the existing ones away and also prevents new ones from entering your house.
- Spray the ladybugs with an all-purpose spray cleaner or an insect/wasp spray. It will help kill them and then, you can throw them away.
- Spray the ladybugs a lemon scented cleaner. Thereafter, vacuum them up and empty the container outside.
- Burn lemon scented candles around the areas that have been infested with ladybugs. It will help in driving them away.
- Hang sticky strips or put bug sticky sheets in the areas where you find ladybugs.
