A plague of ladybugs!
As I write, the walls and ceiling of my living room and dining room are the temporary home to some 75-100 ladybugs.
Many parts of the country experience this sort of plague in the fall. An article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review sounds the alarm on the invasion going on in Pennsylvania. A particularly apt quote: "This migration [from fields into buildings] usually takes place on warm days in October, often around Columbus Day."
Warm days around Columbus Day. Check and check. Grrrrrr.
Unfortunately for me, there's nothing to do except attempt to vacuum them up with the hose and extension tubes day after day. According to the article, the only way to prevent the invasion is to weatherproof your house. I live in an almost-100 year old parsonage belonging to a cash-strapped congregation. Good luck talking the council into spending all kinds of dollars sealing the house up tight for me.
*sigh* I used to like ladybugs...
Many parts of the country experience this sort of plague in the fall. An article in the Pittsburgh Tribune-Review sounds the alarm on the invasion going on in Pennsylvania. A particularly apt quote: "This migration [from fields into buildings] usually takes place on warm days in October, often around Columbus Day."
Warm days around Columbus Day. Check and check. Grrrrrr.
Unfortunately for me, there's nothing to do except attempt to vacuum them up with the hose and extension tubes day after day. According to the article, the only way to prevent the invasion is to weatherproof your house. I live in an almost-100 year old parsonage belonging to a cash-strapped congregation. Good luck talking the council into spending all kinds of dollars sealing the house up tight for me.
*sigh* I used to like ladybugs...
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