ladybug - ladybug - fly away home...

While away, we were kept up to date with messages.

One of the messages 'ladybugs are here'.  Not sure where they suddenly all came from but there are MANY flying around outside the building.  Inside the doorsteps and on the windowsills seems to be a graveyard of them.  This will be our third year for ladybug and cluster fly spraying - thanks Jack (Kawartha Pest Control).  This will reduce the ladybug and clusterflies by 90% but there are still a lot when I step out the door.  We hear from cottagers that they are finding the same at their cottage.

One piece of advice from Jack - don't vacuum them up - sweep them instead.  Apparently they create a really bad odor in the vacuum that is hard to get rid of.