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Really these yellow ladybugs are not that bad however they can drive you crazy that's for sure. The thing we don't like about this time of year are the
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SWARMING LADY BEETLES... Since 1991 the incidence of lady beetles swarming on houses and buildings in yardeners’ yards has been increasing. In one respect this is good because the use of broad spectrum pesticides was reduced, permitting more of these insects to live. The bad feature happens when your house has been selected.
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Ladybugs are attracted to the light colored houses. Especially, homes that have a clear southwestern sun exposure. Older homes tend to experience more problem with aggregations due to lack of adequate insulation. The ladybugs come in through small cracks around windows, door ways and under clap boards. They want to hibernate in a warm, comfortable spot over the cold months of winter. Ladybugs gather in groups when they hibernate, so if you see one, you can be sure more will follow. The best way to keep them out is to repair damaged clap boards, window and door trim and to caulk small cracks.Our blogger Brow, sent me this picture yesterday of a yellow ladybug without any spots! Kind of an odd ball if you will. Maybe odd ball is not the right word choice. Really there are many ladybugs without any spots. Some have them while others don't. A question that many people ask is, "Q. Do the spots tell you how old they are?" A. No. Different ladybugs have different numbers of spots. Some have no spots while some have as many as twenty four. Ladybugs generally complete their life cycle within one year. The spots are with them all their life. They don't get more spots as they get older, nor do they lose spots.
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An entomologist can use the spots as a guide in determining what kind of ladybug it is, but it is not the only piece of information gathered. For an average person the spots can greatly help, but the shape and coloration are going to be just as important. Some different types of ladybugs may have the same number of spots. Thanks Brow for this picture. I myself have only seen very few without spots.....Now the thing we have to talk about in our wild Indiana weather is "Rain". Yes, you can see in this prog chart I have put together for you all above. We are tracking that stationary front that will finally make a move on us by later on tomorrow afternoon / Friday morning. We will see heavy rainfall over take much of the state with expected rainfall amounts currently between a half inch and three quarters of an inch possible. At this time I would not rule out a few locally higher amounts possible in areas. All this rainfall is expected to start tomorrow. We will start out with cloudy skies as rain is expected to move in later on that late afternoon / evening, And then into Friday. And you can bet I will have more updates about the rainfall totals as we get closer.
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You can also expect highs today around 70°F degrees. As for the rest of this week we will see highs in the 60s once again. Currently looking to stay around average for the next few days into this weekend. I expect to cool off to the 50s by this weekend however to start the next week we may see low 60s move back into our area.
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I will check back again soon bloggers. Thanks for all your support!
Happy Wednesday.....
Neat pic! I have had to vac up those darn beetles in the past! And those things bite!
ReplyDeletePretty day, not looking forward to more rain.
Teri
I hit 70* today! Was 69* yesterday. I am "sick" and was chilled all day today :-(
ReplyDeleteLooks like the last of the pretty ones for a few days. The leaf colors are beautiful here! Rain will take that out of the picture :-(
MA in REM
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