Insects

[AL MAL 106]

I live in Northeast US and we've had a wet fall and mild winter.Problem is
ladybugs and some sort of small gnat indoors.A few people I talked too also
have same problem.Does anyone else have this? Did weather cause it? Where did
they come from? How do I solve this problem? Any help would greatly be
appreciated.Thankyou

[The Ranger]

AL MAL 106 <almal106@aol.com> wrote in message
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> [..] Problem is ladybugs and some sort of small gnat indoors.
[snip]

I'd not worry too much about the ladybugs; they're a beneficial predator
and, while annoying to have them invading your personal space, will keep
down any aphid invasions and a myriad of other pests.

The gnats, depending on where you're finding them (cupboard, fruit bowl,
hanging vegetable sorter, sponge at the back of the sink, or even
outside) can be controlled by finding their "food" base. Once you are
able to locate that base, control will be easy with any OTC pesticide.
Capture some and bring them down to your local nursery so their
employees can see what you're trying to eradicate.

If you have a LARGE outside area that is not draining properly and is
the source of these gnats, you'll need to remove the standing water and
cover the detritus that they're feeding on. Long-term, you'll have to
work on bettering the downward flow of water so that at the next rain,
the same thing doesn't happen again. (Hopefully you don't have water
draining back towards your house. That's going to run into big dollars.)

The Ranger

[peggo]

"The Ranger" <cuhulain_-98@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> AL MAL 106 <almal106@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20050205094110.14897.00000304@mb-m21.aol.com...
>> [..] Problem is ladybugs and some sort of small gnat indoors.
> [snip]
>
> I'd not worry too much about the ladybugs; they're a beneficial predator
> and, while annoying to have them invading your personal space, will keep
> down any aphid invasions and a myriad of other pests.
>

True IF they're ladybugs. What we have here in Wisconsin are large
infestations of Japanese Beetles. They look alot like ladybugs, but they're
NOT. They bite, stink, and leave little brown marks. They come out every
sunny day when the temperature is above 40. The only way to get rid of them
is to vacuum them up.

peggo

[The Ranger]

peggo <peggo666@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> "The Ranger" <cuhulain_-98@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> > AL MAL 106 <almal106@aol.com> wrote in message
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> >> [..] Problem is ladybugs and some sort of small gnat indoors.
> > [snip]
> >
> > I'd not worry too much about the ladybugs; they're a
> > beneficial predator and, while annoying to have them
> > invading your personal space, will keep down any
> > aphid invasions and a myriad of other pests.
> >
> True IF they're ladybugs. What we have here in Wisconsin
> are large infestations of Japanese Beetles. They look a lot
> like ladybugs, but they're NOT.

I don't see the similarities, except that they both have exoskeletons.

Japanese Beetles
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=japanese+beetle&spell=1

(I did like the map showing the infestation on the above link.)

Ladybug
http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&q=ladybug
(Who knew if you added "insect" you got nothing but toy images?!)

Here are a couple helpful links on their differences, too.
http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/classrm/wingleg/ladybug.htm
http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2504.html

The Ranger

[Choreboy]

The Ranger wrote:
> peggo <peggo666@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4204f37b$1_3@newspeer2.tds.net...
>
>>"The Ranger" <cuhulain_-98@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>
>>>
>>>I'd not worry too much about the ladybugs; they're a
>>>beneficial predator and, while annoying to have them
>>>invading your personal space, will keep down any
>>>aphid invasions and a myriad of other pests.
>>>
>>
>>True IF they're ladybugs. What we have here in Wisconsin
>>are large infestations of Japanese Beetles. They look a lot
>>like ladybugs, but they're NOT.
>
>
> I don't see the similarities, except that they both have exoskeletons.


That was a low blow, Ranger. You know very well that "Japanese Beetles"
is what Peggo, Nan, and the other good people of Wisconsin call Asian
Lady Beetles. They have infested much of the country and invade houses
on warm days in cool weather. What defense is there but a caulk gun?

You and AL MAL have trolled Peggo into this terrible flame war and I
predict she'll make you regret it.

Sincerely,
Choreboy

[The Ranger]

Choreboy <choreboyREMOVE@localnet.com> wrote in message
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> > I don't see the similarities, except that they both have
> > exoskeletons.
> >
> That was a low blow, Ranger.

You have a low threshhold for understanding here too.

> You know very well that "Japanese Beetles" is what Peggo
> [..] call Asian Lady Beetles.

A quick search reveals the same information and similar images... So,
again, you're lowing that threshhold of understanding to even lower
levels. Whatever floats that dingy you strand yourself in with such
regularity.

> You [..] have trolled Peggo into this terrible flame war and I
> predict she'll make you regret it.

FOaD.

The Ranger

[peggo]

"The Ranger" <cuhulain_-98@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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> peggo <peggo666@hotmail.com> wrote in message
> news:4204f37b$1_3@newspeer2.tds.net...
>> "The Ranger" <cuhulain_-98@yahoo.com> wrote in message
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>> > AL MAL 106 <almal106@aol.com> wrote in message
> news:20050205094110.14897.00000304@mb-m21.aol.com...
>> >> [..] Problem is ladybugs and some sort of small gnat indoors.
>> > [snip]
>> >
>> > I'd not worry too much about the ladybugs; they're a
>> > beneficial predator and, while annoying to have them
>> > invading your personal space, will keep down any
>> > aphid invasions and a myriad of other pests.
>> >
>> True IF they're ladybugs. What we have here in Wisconsin
>> are large infestations of Japanese Beetles. They look a lot
>> like ladybugs, but they're NOT.
>
> I don't see the similarities, except that they both have exoskeletons.
>
> Japanese Beetles
> http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&q=japanese+beetle&spell=1
>
> (I did like the map showing the infestation on the above link.)
>
> Ladybug
> http://images.google.com/images?hl=en&lr=&q=ladybug
> (Who knew if you added "insect" you got nothing but toy images?!)
>
> Here are a couple helpful links on their differences, too.
> http://dnr.state.il.us/lands/education/classrm/wingleg/ladybug.htm
> http://ohioline.osu.edu/hyg-fact/2000/2504.html
>
> The Ranger

Dick.
http://images.google.com/images?q=Dick&hl=en&lr=&sa=N&tab=wi&sourceid=tipimg

peggo

[peggo]

"Choreboy" <choreboyREMOVE@localnet.com> wrote in message
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> The Ranger wrote:
>> peggo <peggo666@hotmail.com> wrote in message
>> news:4204f37b$1_3@newspeer2.tds.net...
>>
>>>"The Ranger" <cuhulain_-98@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>>
>>>>
>>>>I'd not worry too much about the ladybugs; they're a
>>>>beneficial predator and, while annoying to have them
>>>>invading your personal space, will keep down any
>>>>aphid invasions and a myriad of other pests.
>>>>
>>>
>>>True IF they're ladybugs. What we have here in Wisconsin
>>>are large infestations of Japanese Beetles. They look a lot
>>>like ladybugs, but they're NOT.
>>
>>
>> I don't see the similarities, except that they both have exoskeletons.
>
>
> That was a low blow, Ranger. You know very well that "Japanese Beetles"
> is what Peggo, Nan, and the other good people of Wisconsin call Asian Lady
> Beetles. They have infested much of the country and invade houses on warm
> days in cool weather. What defense is there but a caulk gun?
>
> You and AL MAL have trolled Peggo into this terrible flame war and I
> predict she'll make you regret it.
>
> Sincerely,
> Choreboy
>

You must be psychic.

peggo