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Tom,
Move on down to North Carolina - I have slowly managed to exclude them from 
the house during the last few years - but 7 years ago we filled up several 
vacuum cleaner bags with those in the house, a few tens of thousands - they 
still cover the south and west sides of our house for a couple weeks in early 
November, but we have had only 50 or so in the house so far this year.
Jim

-----Original Message-----
>From: Thomas Olenio <tolenio@sentex.net>
>Sent: Nov 13, 2007 12:30 PM
>To: 'North American Fruit Explorers' <nafex@lists.ibiblio.org>
>Subject: Re: [NAFEX] Asian lady beetles
>
>Hi,
>
>I like ladybugs.  Lady bugs eat aphids.  The more ladybugs the better.  If
>they congregate on a wall, more power to them.  A few getting into the house
>is fine.
>
>Just my opinion.
>
>Later,
>Tom
>
>-----Original Message-----
>From: nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org
>[mailto:nafex-bounces@lists.ibiblio.org] On Behalf Of Michele Stanton
>Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2007 12:16 PM
>To: nafex@lists.ibiblio.org
>Subject: [NAFEX] Asian lady beetles
>
>HI all,
>I think I have found an Asian lady beetle repellent........has anyone
>else tried this?
>
>Three weeks ago when the first wave of Asian lady beetles tried to
>collect around my laundry room door (the same location they have
>congregated in past autumns), I had an 'aha! moment.  I sprayed
>Febreze around the doorjam, both inside and out.  No more beetles
>came.
>
>After a few weeks and several rains, I noticed a handful of beetles
>congregating around the door yesterday.  I resprayed Febreeze, both
>inside and out.  THe  inside beetles dispersed, and no newcomers have
>appeared.  IN previous years, I would have had many beetles.
>
>This is either coincidental, or the Febreeze is messing with the
>insects' congregation pheromones.
>
>Any entomologists out there?  Thoughts, anyone?
>
>Michele Stanton
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Jim Nottke
Pfafftown, NC