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How to Get Rid of Ladybugs

Ladybugs are wonderful garden insects for aphid-control! However, these creatures quickly become less cute and more annoying if an infestation forms. Remove ladybugs from your home with a vacuum cleaner, a vinegar trap, or with an indoor insecticide. You can also prevent ladybugs from getting in with citronella and citrus scents, or by winterizing your home.

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Eradicate garden ladybugs with diatomaceous earth or by planting mums.

1 Vacuum up individual ladybugs if there are just a few. You don’t need anything more drastic than a vacuum cleaner for just a few pesky ladybugs! Simply vacuum up each ladybug you spot and discard the contents of the vacuum cleaner into a sealed plastic bag. Place the bag in the trash to avoid the ladybugs finding their way back into your home.^[1]
2 Spray vinegar where you spot ladybugs to remove the pheromone trail. Pour white vinegar into an empty spray bottle. Look around your home and generously spray all of the surfaces where you see ladybugs moving. The white vinegar kills the ladybugs on contact and also removes the pheromones that they release.^[2]
- Ladybugs release pheromones that attract other ladybugs. By removing the pheromones, this reduces the number of ladybugs that are drawn into your home.
3 Prepare a bowl of dish soap and water to trap ladybugs. Fill a small bowl with water and a drop of dish soap. Place the bowl in a light area, such as next to a window or a bright lamp. The ladybugs will land in the water as they are drawn to the light.^[3]
- The dish soap removes the tension in the water, which means that the ladybugs can’t escape.
4 Set up a light trap to remove ladybugs from dark areas. If you notice that a dark area like a cupboard or the attic has a ladybug infestation, then a light trap is your best bet! Purchase an insect light trap from a gardening center and simply place it in the area you are targeting. When there are plenty of ladybugs trapped inside, take the device outdoors and release them.^[4]
- Ladybugs are attracted to light. They will try to fly into the light and will instead fall into the collection container. They can’t get back out until you release them.