That's a relevant question for me, at least. Candice and I own a small cabin on an oxbow lake in the Trinity River bottoms of northern Liberty County (about 60 miles NNE of Houston). We've been having a similar, and unprecedented, infestation of ladybugs for the last two months or so. Each time we open the cabin for the weekend, every window sill is covered with sadly expired ex-ladybugs.
We haven't seen this phenomenon in the seven years that we've owned the cabin, and we are equally uncertain as to where they are coming from. Did they enter the house seeking refuge from the cold, and can't find their way back out again? Or were they born somewhere in the house and then unable to escape? The former seems more likely. Whatever the reason, I wish it would stop because there are usually only a few living ladybugs that can be "saved" when we get there. And I don't see how I could effectively bug-proof the cabin further. Its screens already effectively keep out mosquitoes and other typical flying insects. The cabin is old and up on stilts, so it's not likely that I could seal all the places where they could squeeze (as opposed to fly) in. Maybe this is just a particularly abundant season for ladybugs, making their invasions much more visible? Roger Moore In a message dated 02/19/08 22:43:01 Central Standard Time, wavyca...@gmail.com writes: I hope there are enough "cavers" who read this section, that it might encompass someone who knows these things.... But I am wondering what "media" or "environment" it is that suits Ladybugs. My new domain (rented duplex next door to Cammy and Vico Jones) has a minor infestation of ladybugs - at least in the bathroom. I cannot tell where they are coming from - I think from around the edges of the bathroom window (ie. from somewhere in the innards of the structure) - this morning while taking a nice long hot bath I counted seven of them - all around the window, apparently trying to escape. I understand they are beneficial insects. (I try not to harm any of them or the little jumping spiders that hang around.) They are somewhat interesting. I had not realized before that their spots are not uniformly issued - some have none. (I'm assuming they are all from the same "family" and not multiple species or varieties.) -WaV
