beetles

Ray in Pa.

They are Asian lady-bugs. They are supposed to be from Japan.

It's maybe a revenge of the Japanese for WWII(?)

First they hit us with their Toyotas, and now this.

Tojo's REVENGE!

I am sure that they were imported by some politically correct do-gooder.

I live in Ontario, and got up early one morning last week heading for Detroit. Not wanting to disturb the rest of the household I got dressed in very low light. Just as I was approaching the US Customs booth one of these little critters started moving around in my underwear. Customs officer asked if I had anything to declare. I was tempted to say yes, but really didn't think he would be amused by a beetle in my underwear. I did finally get rid of this little critter in a wash room in Detroit. So you guys south of the border have one Canadian beetle that didn't clear customs.

tens of thousands of them entering your home and living with you all winter is no fun. If they die within your walls cockroches will invade to eat the carcass. They are a fire hazard as they tend to collect in light sockets/shades and die. They are also a non-native species that will puch out out native lady bugs. They are Asian lady beetles brought here courtesy of the U.S. government.

I say "shoot at will"
and that guy over there is "will"

if any of you all are interested, i have, courtosy of the usda, plans to build your own ladybug (or flying insect) trap for your home. it is in a pdf document and details the instructions and all the parts on how to put it together. i have yet tried to tackle it, but im coming down to my wits end with these things in the house. i will attach the link to the usda's web site to this email.

• flying insect/ladybug trap

Remember when farmers tried to chase down atrazine resistent weeds with atrazine.

I remember an old dairy farmer in my home town, dairy barn inspectors were always after him about two items; spiders and their cobwebs in his tie stall barn and not having a screen door on his milk room. His argument was that every time he entered or exited the milk room the screen door would have to be opened. Further because of his spiders and their webs he had away less flies than most farms. I've been there and there were never flies in his milk room.

Just may be if we re think this whole corn to beans to wheat rotation and the real cost, they may not be so profitable. There might be a better way, with more crops in that rotation. When 50% of this land was in grassland, our rivers weren't brown with silt. You could see the river bed and even count the fish.

Hasen't progress been wonderful.

Guess what? We still have the mosquitos, the vector control district still sprays and the midgees are here by the billions. Guess it didn't work (imagine that, a government program that failed).

The midgee doesn't bite, but they are horrible as far as inhaling them, getting all over things and splattering on your windshield whenever you drive near a body of water at night. A lot of people avoid traveling around the lake at night if at all possible.

Another case of the bureaucrats knowing what is best for you and me. Can you say "BIG BROTHER".

Dan

Wouldn't mind them if they'd just leave me alone and stay out of the farmhouse!