Has anyone had ladybugs actually live in the house? (wild or purchased?) Thanks!
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Never saw a ladybug stay in the house. Other bugs made a home in it but not a ladybug.
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Just bought mine this spring so none so far, am getting the nectar and will put it by the house, will see then.
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You can order them anytime and keep them in refrigerator. I used a plastic cup for each casing with very fine mesh-like cheesecloth or organza fabric piece over the top secured by a rubber band. As long as it is cold, they will not hatch. Check with a good garden shop to find out when they would be hatching normally then take them from the refrigerator and leave the cups (covered as I describe) out for anywhere from 2 to 4 weeks ahead (a guess...I didn't keep track of the elapsed time) Weekends you will want to take them home or have a student's family take them for once they hatch they look for food and, if not put out in the garden, eventually they will begin eating each other, I have been told. A great many hatch from each casing. They are the size of mosquitos....perfect miniature praying mantis once they emerge from the casing and shed an outer 'cocoon-like covering. You can carefully take them out by hand or shake the container around. Try to spread them around the area so that they will have room to find insects. If you are lucky, a few will live and you will see them....one or more inches long and very green...in your garden. I just thought...if you had a bunch of containers, each of your children could take some home with them and distribute in their own gardens. My grandchildren have been so excited to spot one or more of their grown up 'babies' midway through the summer. Good luck
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If you put the house up and they are around they will move in. i have never heard of anyone buying bats. It would be like buying owls
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It doesn't specifically mention bedbugs, but the MSDS *does* specifically say this product is NOT for indoor residential use. I'm sure you could haul the mattress outside and treat it there, but it's still going to stink to high heaven for days to come. I don't have any first hand experience with bedbugs, but I have two kids and we had to do the lice thing once. We went into full decontamination mode in the house. I suspect bedbugs are no different and may be even more persistent. Simply spraying the mattress will probably *not* be enough and you will need to vacum, wash, spray, bag and lots of other things to permanently rid yourself of them. It doesn't specifically mention bedbugs, but the MSDS *does* specifically say this product is NOT for indoor residential use. I'm sure you could haul the mattress outside and treat it there, but it's still going to stink to high heaven for days to come. I don't have any first hand experience with bedbugs, but I have two kids and we had to do the lice thing once. We went into full decontamination mode in the house. I suspect bedbugs are no different and may be even more persistent. Simply spraying the mattress will probably *not* be enough and you will need to vacum, wash, spray, bag and... » Read More It doesn't specifically mention bedbugs, but the MSDS *does* specifically say this product is NOT for indoor residential use. I'm sure you could haul the mattress outside and treat it there, but it's still going to stink to high heaven for days to come. I don't have any first hand experience with bedbugs, but I have two kids and we had to do the lice thing once. We went into full decontamination mode in the house. I suspect bedbugs are no different and may be even more persistent. Simply spraying the mattress will probably *not* be enough and you will need to vacum, wash, spray, bag and lots of other things to permanently rid yourself of them. « Show Less
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I ordered mine like a couple of months ago and live in a humid/ tropical environment. I have a bug phobia. So far I haven't seen any bugs around. Seems to be working for me.
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To be honest, is hard to tell. Though I don't see as many in the aquaponics garden as that is where I released them, the aphids are gone and I still see ladybugs around my other plants in the yard. So maybe 1500 aren't' here and I have food enough for those here. I also see larvae ladybugs too. For them to stay around there must be an ample food supply for them. I am considered getting bait to keep them here through the summer. These people are really easy to work with and full of information.
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My lady bugs arrived in about five days. I did keep them until late in the afternoon of the next day and all was fine. I found that both of the companies that sell on amazon were excellent.
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When I was living in Oregon, I placed this device in my living room which had the most bugs. I always found dead pill bugs, spiders, & earwigs. We didn't have a problem with fleas, since Oregon is mostly cold and wet. All you can do is try and see. You may want to use a can of fumigator (store) which we used before moving in a house.
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Only if it's warm where you live. Otherwise I'd wait until it warms up because Lady Bugs do not like cold weather and hibernate. The company I used only shipped them when the season was right for the lady bugs to survive.
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My son took it to the Dominican Republic with him in July. He said that he had NO bites from any bug or spider. He followed the "tent rules" by keeping it closed at all times. Unfortunately I was not able to test it out since he accidentally left it in the DR airport. As far as the bed bugs leaving the house....you need to get a GOOD exterminator to help with getting rid of these pests. In all the research that I've done, it has stated that they can live for months without feeding....they are nasty!
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If you are there when they arrive, they live inside the cup until you move them to the caterpillar house. They may be a little sluggish due to the heat at first but overnight ours perked up and really started moving.
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the 5 kits we ordered a couple years ago had correct lady bugs.I refill with local bugs from the Home Depot or McLendons.I have ordered them on line with great success also. I have had NO luck buying eggs so the classrooms can start from scratch. these containers are nice looking but if anything gets moldy inside it's hard to fet the pieces out without Ladybugs escaping. need LONG tweezers or forceps! (raisins in particular)
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Based on other comments, it appears to be the same device. As a follow up, my house is now essentially free of ladybugs - maybe a dozen in the last two years.
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If kept in refrigerator better chance of survival before releasing. Once you let the ladybugs loose in your yard, it is best to have watered first so they will stick around. There are no guarantees on these cute little bugs. I buy them every year because grandson so enjoys them. It is best to have plants growing in yard so they will stick around for a while. Otherwise they will migrate to a yard that has more flowers and plants. And especially if a plant has a lot of aphids on it. They love aphids.
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I had German and waterbugs .........NO ROACHES NOW!!!Tip ...place some of the bait on the bottom hinge of fridge .........Also as an apt rental owner i have found bugs hiding inside the door seal.......lined up ........WOW..check there if its broken they will hide there where it is cool and dark...SG
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Honestly I don't know. We haven't gotten any so I'm assuming maybe yes. The only thing is we get the outside of the house sprayed twice a year too so it kinda affects what I answer. I mean we haven't gotten any spiders or anything in here since we got them. Sorry that does help much :/
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Are your bulbs exposed? The first time I bought ladybugs, I didn't realize they'd fly up to the lights and fry themselves...