I understand you don't want them in your house but I'm not sure why.
Can you use ladybugs to eat aphids on a house plant?
actually both adult and larvae eat aphids along with other insects and insect eggs. The problem with them aiding with house plants is that the inside of home usually has very low humidity, too low for them to survive long term. Another reason they are not used is that it would take a large population of aphids to sustain a number of ladybugs in which they would probably feed, lay some eggs then fly towards the windows and probably die.
When you see complaints of lady bugs inside of homes they usually are referring to an Asian species (some domestic species will also accumulate in large numbers in structure) that can accumulate in the thousands. These guys in mass number have an odor...will stain curtains/carpets with their secretions and actually will bite (more of a nip) the unexpected.
Reply:Yes.... they are great for that. I ordered a bunch of them off the Internet and put them out on my tomato plants. Kept all the other insects away.
Reply:It would be hard to sustain the ladybugs for long. Especially if the problem is confined to one plant. Use insecticidal soap to take care of the aphids.
Reply:Get a bar of IVORY handsoap. And a spray bottle. Make a soapy solution and spray your plants
Reply:I don't think indoors is the right environment for the ladybugs. If you are having an aphid problem on an indoor plant, a quicker solution would be to give the plants a gentle shower washing with some soapy water.
Reply:Lady bugs don't eat aphids, their larvae do. So you can Identify the little darlings: http://images.search.yahoo.com/search/im...
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