The Grass Doctor

Attack of the Locusts/Secadas?

Live in KY, and in the last few weeks there are TONS of locusts/secadas all over the front of my house/patio. If I come out at night I see them "hatching" out of their brown exoskeleton-they stick to the front of my house by my door & then land on my patio, by morning there are usually about 20 all over my patio.I keep sweeping them away but a few hours later, they are always back and new ones are back hatching on my house. I sparyed a pest control spray all over-but it didn't do anything. Any tips on what can ward them off of my house and patio? I don't care if they are on the lawn or trees but I am sick of having to walk through them to come in & out of my house. Are there any products I can buy myself or certain scents, flowers, anything that I can put there to keep them away?Please don't suggest I call professional help, can't afford it, please give me tips on things I can purchase or do MYSELF to help keep them off my house and front door and patio, THANK YOU. ****PLEASE...can any anyone give me some actual tips on what I CAN DO NOW TO HELP RID ME OF THESE PESTS??? Its' too late to do the "grub killer" thing...I just want to know what I can do to ward them off of the front of my house and patio?

Public Comments

1. i have never heard of anything working on secada's.. after they pupate. what you CAN do is address your grub problem... get some organic grub killers and solve the problem before they pupate
2. This is the year of the 17 year Locust. http://biology.clc.uc.edu/steincarter/cicadas.htm http://www.gardenersnet.com/atoz/cicada.htm