In The News: Catnip For Bad Ladybugs
By Denese. Filed in Family and Parenting, Homemaking |
Bad Ladybugs
Do you have ladybug problems? In your house?
Here in Tennessee we have an imported menace -the Asian Lady Beetle. They swarm into your house in the winter time and are so numerous that I know people who vacuum them out of their house every day! They bite too!
There may be a way to get rid of them -catnip!
Catnip To The Rescue
There is a substance in catnip called "nepetalactone" that repels mosquitoes, flies and other bugs. According to recent Agriculture Research Service research, "nepetalactone" also repels the Asian Lady Beetle.
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Now all I need is something to repel the cats from the catnip…they eat it all before it gets big enough to harvest! 
Have a lovely day,
Denese
