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  1. 11-10-2010, 05:33 PM #11
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    Quote Originally Posted by NightrainSrt4 View Post
    Those aren't lady bugs.

    They are Asian Lady Beetles. Lady bugs don't swarm. They are showing up in huge numbers like that because they are looking for a place to hibernate for the winter. The smell you are smelling when they bunch up in your neighbors pool is from a secretion they make to deter predators. They probably freaked out when they got stuck in the filter and secreted it, and when a ton of them do that, you can smell them.

    But they still eat aphids and such, so for some it can be beneficial to have around.
    Interesting. Whatever they are, they do this every year and they seem pretty harmless from what I can tell.
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  2. 11-11-2010, 01:55 AM #12
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    Quote Originally Posted by PauL View Post
    Interesting. Whatever they are, they do this every year and they seem pretty harmless from what I can tell.
    They are pretty much harmless, just a nuisance. However they have no natural predators in North America so they only get worse.
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  3. 11-11-2010, 02:26 AM #13
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    bag them in a finely netted bag and freeze them then sell 'em. Home Depot does it.
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    EFF THAT THOSE SUCKERS BITE KILL IT WITH FIRE... in all seriousness they are little aholes and I still recommend napalming them.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowman View Post
    EFF THAT THOSE SUCKERS BITE KILL IT WITH FIRE... in all seriousness they are little aholes and I still recommend napalming them.
    Funniest stuff I have read all day lol. +rep
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  6. 11-16-2010, 01:08 PM #16
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    Quote Originally Posted by The boy 4rm oz View Post
    Funniest stuff I have read all day lol. +rep
    That guy with the napalm theory is off his rocker... didn't sleep well last night and just in general needs like a 7 day extended weekend and a couple winning lotto tickets.
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    Quote Originally Posted by Snowman View Post
    That guy with the napalm theory is off his rocker... didn't sleep well last night and just in general needs like a 7 day extended weekend and a couple winning lotto tickets.
    LOL Don't we all, well at least most of us.
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    Hey Paul mind if I take some off your hands?
    Plus I think I'll be hosting a lan in a week or two, so expect a PM.
    (hope this is the right paul)
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    Quote Originally Posted by Mark_Hardware View Post
    Then was in rural country Illinois, so it was always some "temporary nuisance" lol.
    A few years ago (well about 9 now) I visited some friends who lived in a suburb of Chicago. Not really a rural area, technically, but can I claim to have been the "temporary nuisance" for that long weekend????

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  10. 11-18-2010, 10:37 PM #20
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    Those Japanese beatles are the worst. They swarm and if you smoosh 'em they leave a bad stain. You know what works every time?

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