Will they infest your home? I was reading up on lady bugs and praying mantis for pest control. I did read that there are some lady bugs out there, that do ship to the US, that are of an Asian variety (I believe). It has been reported that they can cause a serious infestation in your home that could take years to remedy. It does seem that the ones that infest your home have big enough mouths to bite you and will. However after reading the reviews I am assuming these are not of that variety. Has anyone had any trouble with these bugs incidently infesting your home? Will they infest your home? I was reading up on lady bugs and praying mantis for pest control. I did read that there are some lady bugs out there, that do ship to the US, that are of an Asian... » Read More Will they infest your home? I was reading up on lady bugs and praying mantis for pest control. I did read that there are some lady bugs out there, that do ship to the US, that are of an Asian variety (I believe). It has been reported that they can cause a serious infestation in your home that could take years to remedy. It does seem that the ones that infest your home have big enough mouths to bite you and will. However after reading the reviews I am assuming these are not of that variety. Has anyone had any trouble with these bugs incidently infesting your home? « Show Less
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none of my lady bugs stuck around so no they definitely did not infest my house.I had all of the proper plants that they are supposed to like but i havent seen 1 since i released them.
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I have no problem with ladybug infestations. I even released some that I ordered in the house in order to clean up an aphid infestation that occured in my wifes house plants. There are asian types and they will on occasion bite you. I use ladybugs commercially and all the ones I order orginate and ship from America. On a side note; the asian types have to a certain extent replaced our native species in some areas.
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Hi, Matthew! The first two people who responded to your query seemed to be answering about another product.....one of the trap-type devices, I guess. As I hope YOU know, this product is not a trap......you will not see bugs in or on it. Instead it puts out an invisible vapor. Just because you don't see any bugs (clothes moths are our issue) it obviously doesn't mean that they aren't around. Based on our experiences, we recommend cycling this product all about your home......right now ours are in the basement after having been in the garage, and before that (during spring and summer) they were in several walk-in closets. We buy two each year and replace them every year in early spring. I dispose of the old ones by putting them in a zipper-type plastic bag and putting it in the trash. As I noted before, we have never seen any bugs actually IN these......all these are supposed to do is put out the vapor, which as I am sure you know, should not be in areas where you and your family and pets spend any significant time. So I feel better about disposing of them (even in their weakened state) in a closed plastic bag.....oh boy does this raise issues with us about having to use this product at all, but I tell you.......those damned clothes moths require drastic action, and for us, these do help! Good luck to you!
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Your house is not the optimal habitat for this species of roaches. Unless your home stays around 90 degrees, you will be fine. Also they have a specific diet that isnt found just laying around your home. The roach will eventually die. They also tend to lose energy from not being in 90 degree heat, they become very slow and easy to catch. Most literally just stop moving after awhile. If these were regular common roaches, it'll be a different story. But these are dubia roaches who thrive in a tropical environment, which your house surely is not. (I had a few escape before. They didnt survive too long. I found them later.) Your house is not the optimal habitat for this species of roaches. Unless your home stays around 90 degrees, you will be fine. Also they have a specific diet that isnt found just laying around your home. The roach will eventually die. They also tend to lose energy from not being in 90 degree heat, they become very slow and easy to catch. Most literally just stop moving after awhile. If these were regular common roaches, it'll be a different story. But these are dubia roaches who thrive in a tropical environment, which your house surely is not. (I had a few escape before. They didnt survive... » Read More Your house is not the optimal habitat for this species of roaches. Unless your home stays around 90 degrees, you will be fine. Also they have a specific diet that isnt found just laying around your home. The roach will eventually die. They also tend to lose energy from not being in 90 degree heat, they become very slow and easy to catch. Most literally just stop moving after awhile. If these were regular common roaches, it'll be a different story. But these are dubia roaches who thrive in a tropical environment, which your house surely is not. (I had a few escape before. They didnt survive too long. I found them later.) « Show Less
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I am not sure exactly what you mean. It will NOT prevent insects from walking over where it is applied, but as you mention, if they come into contact with Demon WP they will die soon after. Depending on the insect, dosage, etc. this can take up to 24 hours I have found. Sometimes I will find a bug inside the house that is disoriented and clearly almost dead. This makes them much easier to kill without making a mess. My experience is that when you first start using it, you will find bugs inside your house either dead or almost dead. After a couple weeks, you will stop noticing so many bugs. This may be because the bugs "learn" and stop trying to invade, or it may simply be that you are significantly reducing their population. Either way, it works GREAT. Some bug problems cannot be solved by Demon WP alone, and require other treatments at the same time. However, I will always incorporate Demon WP as an important element to any termination plan.
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i do not no. i know they work on the ones we had here . we still had to use bug stuff around the outside of the house , due to nasty neighbors moving and leaving behind such a mess . you can sure try them. i no they work wonders on mice , and so far we have not seen any bugs either .
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It totally depends on your room. And when you release them. I grow indoors but in one room only I had spider mites. I released 1500 of them. Do it at dusk or when the lights go out and they will not fly as much. Look on youtube, there are a few good vids that show you how to build them a home so they dont fly away. Honestly, most of mine ended up in a corner of the room and died the first few days even after building the home. I ended up using a spray because they didnt work
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They are praying mantis. They are green and will grow to about 5 inches or so. They eat insects so they are good to have around your house and they don't bother anything. They are not as skinny as walking sticks.
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This is great stuff - we had so many chiggers in our pea gravel and yard - after spraying, I did not get any. Walking out of the yard that I didn't spray, we noticed that we had some bites. I spray once a month and have not seen spiders, millipedes, nor grasshoppers and very pleased with the lady bug problem most are having. I wish I had tried this years before instead of Home Defense. Hope this helps - the first initial spraying should be heavy. Good luck
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Marilyn, I purchased five praying mantis egg cases a few weeks ago, and I placed them in my vegetable gardens. They all hatched and there for a while I had zillions. (One case hatched on my dining room table overnight. I was sitting at the table and saw probably a couple hundred on my shirt, arms and plate! It was funny. I gathered them up on a sheet of paper best I could.) They are wonderful to watch. You might keep some in a terrarium, but the little guys start eating each other pretty soon. So after they hatch in the terrarium, take ' em outside and remove the lid. All mine are outside now, and occaisionally, one will stop by and say "hello"., a little bigger than before. Have fun!Tom Marilyn, I purchased five praying mantis egg cases a few weeks ago, and I placed them in my vegetable gardens. They all hatched and there for a while I had zillions. (One case hatched on my dining room table overnight. I was sitting at the table and saw probably a couple hundred on my shirt, arms and plate! It was funny. I gathered them up on a sheet of paper best I could.) They are wonderful to watch. You might keep some in a terrarium, but the little guys start eating each other pretty soon. So after they hatch in the terrarium, take ' em outside and remove the lid. All mine are... » Read More Marilyn, I purchased five praying mantis egg cases a few weeks ago, and I placed them in my vegetable gardens. They all hatched and there for a while I had zillions. (One case hatched on my dining room table overnight. I was sitting at the table and saw probably a couple hundred on my shirt, arms and plate! It was funny. I gathered them up on a sheet of paper best I could.) They are wonderful to watch. You might keep some in a terrarium, but the little guys start eating each other pretty soon. So after they hatch in the terrarium, take ' em outside and remove the lid. All mine are outside now, and occaisionally, one will stop by and say "hello"., a little bigger than before. Have fun!Tom « Show Less
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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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Yes they r fully adult. They also will mate and have more ladybugs hope that help answer ur questions only release them at night time but spray ur tree with water before putting lady bug in ur tree and when they arrive in mail wet them a bit so they can have water to drink and open bag then leave bag in tree and they will come out
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I have them in the garage and around the house. Not in the living room or bedrooms. Its a little quiet clicking noise, but not loud. I had it in the living room, but I kept focusing on it rather then the tv. Maybe because it was new. Probable could eventually tone it out. See a few mice in my detatched garage, but mainly dead ones from the poison tabs I put in there. No mice ever in house. Dont know about other pests it says it gets rid of. Not a lot of spiders everbin our house. Let me know if this helped you or not
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Hi Joy, I don't see Rats listed in the product guidelines. Sorry. I live in the hills in Los Angeles and rats are a big problem here. Primarily Roof Rats. We were invaded about 6 years ago with the rats occupying an attic space above the kitchen. I freaked and then called a pest control company here called Corky's. They set multiple traps around the outside of the house after inspecting. When the rats left the attic ( via a hole behind the stove) and went out searching for food, the Cocky's bait stations designed for rats were waiting. You have to poison the rats, but no domestic pet can get inside the containers. Within a couple of weeks the rats were gone, but we have continued the service to keep them out of the house, as rats are everywhere in the hills and the city and it's worked. The Yard Sentinel ( 3 set at keys sight line points ) continues to do the job on the Raccoons, a wild animal far more dangerous to your health than even rats. Question: You said your rats are ALMOST 2 lbs. How did you conclude that, did they just hop up on the bathroom scale for you or is it one of those exercises, weight yourself, grab the rat by the tail and then weigh yourself again? I know it's not funny, but couldn't resist. Hope my feedback is of some help. Bill
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Be wary of buying ladybugs, they are great pest control BUT if you buy them, many places are selling "wild caught" ladybugs that could be infected with diseases. Google for more info about this, and try to only buy lab raised bugs.
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Of course haven't u seen some nice size ones crawl into the smallest crack to avoid u?they will will fit their butts into those small bait holes.Now if u mean the big watrrbug sized ones that look big from across a lg.room,u may need the larger ones.but I never had an infestation of roaches that size.research leads me to believe the real big ones wants to be outside.good luck.worked for me
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Absolutely not. These critters don't live in the walls of your house, near the frequencies emitted by the device along the wires. Nor will they affect critters in your crawl space if you have one, away from wiring, or spiders up on the outside of the walls/ceilings. But they've kept the bugs out of my house for 16+ years, and I haven't had to spray.
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I have seen no lady bugs in my trap in the north carolina foothills. Lady bugs being a beneficial insect (eating aphids and the like) and I would have noticed them in this mix. I did empty the trap of japeneese beetles daily during the peak infestation time and saw only beetles.