Leftwood said:In the colder parts of the country, only the imported Asian Lady bugs bite. The native ones don't.
I know you have Asian Lady bugs in Texas that bite, but I don't know if your native ones do.
Wow, I had never heard of the imported lady bugs that bite. I have never had what I am guessing is our native lady bugs bite me. I think if I did I would think it was a bad omen.(Lady bugs are considered good luck) Not that I believe in luck or omens, but I sure would wonder why in the heck I got bit
I am thinking with the leaf cutter ants that they allow a fungus to grow from the leaf scraps to feed their young and that is why the antifungal cinnamon would work with them. I am not certain but I don't think the fire ants have the same feeding system for their young. They prefer live deer and small children to be dragged down live for food. Nasty buggers. I use an organic practice here, but I am loosing the battle big time. I will probably go nuclear on them this year with a bait. I use the small indoor ones sometimes for the kitchen and I think I will go stick one in a pot right now that I noticed the other day a mound growing from the top. I will report back if it works.
