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Talk about weird. A few years back we had this huge swarm of ladybugs that came through the area. The outside of the house was covered with them as was everything else.
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3/10/2009, 12:19 pm
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My MOM actually did BUY a tiny box of ladybugs to add to her rose garden last year!
But when we lived in Gig Harbor, WA our neighbor had them literally NEST in her upstairs bedroom window. We had a huge amount come through like you........and she kept finding them in her South facing windows INSIDE the house. She called an exterminator, I think, and he told her, they'd hibernate shortly. If she did not mind them, then come spring, just open her window, take off her screen and let them fly out....
We moved before, so I don't know if she did or not, but I do know she did not kill them...
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that's cool.
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3/11/2009, 9:23 am
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That is certainly an entertaining tale.
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I found a lady bug clinging to my back pack after class one day. it was kinda cool because it was a 9 spotted lady bug! they used to think those were extinct.
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I didn't even realize that there were different types of ladybugs. It's cool that you found that one.
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oh sure there is black ones and green ones. you should check it out. there are over 450 species of lady bugs in north America.
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Ladybug Legends and Lore LINK
This is pretty fun to read.....
And this bit of "Legend" pertains to 9 spotted one of which Avaren spoke of...
quote: If the spots on the wings of a Ladybug are more than seven,
it's a sign of coming famine. If less than seven, it means
you will have a good harvest.
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I found a great web site for natural pest control and it works wonders.
Natural pest control at its best!
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That is another very excellent site. As it turns out I'm using some of their ideas.
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