Ladybugs

[RareBreed]

Anyone else seeing a lot of ladybugs inside your house this Winter? It's been crazy. I understand they are just trying to escape the cold but with no food, they just end up dying in the house. I try to put as many back outside as I can but I currently have one in my bathroom that has been here the last few days. She hangs out by the ceiling where I can't reach her.

 

[SamSpade]

I've noticed a few in a few places. For some reason, and at other times of the year there are a lot around. They're one bug I totally leave alone; they don't harm anyone, and they EAT smaller pests. I don't know what to do with them either but I've noticed that some bugs, especially moths seem to be able to go for long periods without food.

Weather's going to be pretty good from here on out, so maybe they'll be fine.

 

[GregV814]

Anyone else seeing a lot of ladybugs inside your house this Winter? It's been crazy. I understand they are just trying to escape the cold but with no food, they just end up dying in the house. I try to put as many back outside as I can but I currently have one in my bathroom that has been here the last few days. She hangs out by the ceiling where I can't reach her.

Many years ago, I had a girlfriend like that. Hung out in the privvy for days and wouldn't leave....well, of course I did have the door locked....what a nuisance!!

 

[kwillia]

https://www.washingtonpost.com/weather/2021/11/10/asian-lady-beetles-ladybugs-dc/

Multicolored Asian lady beetles are swarming in large numbers across the Mid-Atlantic because of late fall warmth. Also called ladybird beetles, this type of ladybug smells bad, can bite you and, if you squish it, produces a messy, yellow stain. This is another invasive insect that has found a home in our area.

The Asian lady beetles are not to be confused with the native ladybugs found mostly in the Western United States, although both come from the same taxonomic group, according to Dan Gruner, a professor of entomology at the University of Maryland. The Asian lady beetles, their color varying from red to orange, are larger and identified by the “M” marking where their heads meet their wings. The native ladybugs tend to have a brighter red color.

 

[RareBreed]

I've noticed a few in a few places. For some reason, and at other times of the year there are a lot around. They're one bug I totally leave alone; they don't harm anyone, and they EAT smaller pests. I don't know what to do with them either but I've noticed that some bugs, especially moths seem to be able to go for long periods without food.

Weather's going to be pretty good from here on out, so maybe they'll be fine.

I also leave them alone but unfortunately, the cats don't. That's usually how they end up dead.

 

[kwillia]

I haven't seen a real ladybug (bright red - different spotting than Asian bug) for a long while. The Asian invaders are invasive. Suck them up with your vacuum tube to get them from high or hard to reach places.

 

[Kyle]

Seems like everything from asia is a nuisance.

 

[Kinnakeet]

I also leave them alone but unfortunately, the cats don't. That's usually how they end up dead.

Bugs or Cats

 

[RareBreed]

I haven't seen a real ladybug (bright red - different spotting than Asian bug) for a long while. The Asian invaders are invasive. Suck them up with your vacuum tube to get them from high or hard to reach places.

I've seen both versions in the house, but mostly the "real" ones.

 

[spr1975wshs]

Have only seen a very few around here, and only a couple over the winter.

 

[Merlin99]

The Asian lady beetle has a good hiding spot

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[Monello]

Seems like everything from asia is a nuisance.

Mr. Miyagi is not impressed.

 

[WheezyCarl]

Had one crawling across my arm last night while I was in the recliner. Found a Stink bug in my pets water dish yesterday ,they're die hards too.

 

[nobody really]

Seems like everything from asia is a nuisance.

i just thought the same. now theres some gross 3 inch spider invading georgia from....asia.

 

[Kyle]

Mr. Miyagi is not impressed.

I'll send him a card, a cane toad and a snakehead for New Year.

 

[spr1975wshs]

i just thought the same. now there's some gross 3 inch spider invading Georgia from....Asia.

From what I've read, it is actually quite a timid spider, plus its fangs are so small, you might feel a slight pinch if one bites, but nothing more.

 

[getbent]

I suck them up with the vacuum. I feel like they are living under our siding

 

[DannyMotorcycle]

i seem to recall that ladybugs are actually males?

 

[woogie]

Collect them all and take them to Chopticon High School?