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re: Ladybugs everwhere
Posted on 11/7/22 at 3:02 pm to lilsnappa
Posted on 11/7/22 at 3:02 pm to lilsnappa
quote:yes they can be a PIA but they are completely harmless and they eat aphids in your yard
The Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), is relatively new to this country. The beetle is native to Asia (e.g., China, Russia, Korea, Japan), where it dwells in trees and fields, preying on aphids and scale insects. The first field populations in the United States were found in Louisiana in 1988. Since then the beetle has expanded its range to include much of the U.S. and parts of Canada. Earliest records in Kentucky date back to a few specimens collected in Hickman County in 1992.
During the 1960s to 1990s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture attempted to establish the Asian lady beetle to control agricultural pests, especially of pecans and apples. Large numbers of the beetles were released in several states including Georgia, South Carolina, Louisiana, Mississippi, California, Washington, Pennsylvania, Connecticut and Maryland. No such releases were ever attempted in Kentucky, and their occurrence here is probably due to northward migration from other southern states. Some scientists believe that current infestations in the U.S. originated not from these intentional releases, but from beetles accidentally transported into New Orleans on a freighter from Japan.
live and let live brah. the pesticide you sprayed everywhere is more of a threat to you than the bugs
Posted on 11/7/22 at 4:53 pm to cgrand
I also don't mind them outside, but they get inside pretty easily. If you try to grab them indoors, they leave yellow shite on your walls. It's gross. I don't want to live with bugs or their funk
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