They Look Like Ladybugs But They Are Not And They Bite

If you were outside last weekend you may have seen swarms of ladybugs. Many of the bugs looked like ladybugs but they are not. Those are invasive and they bite.

Ladybugs

When I was a kid growing up in Michigan, when you found a ladybug it was rare. We used to catch them and let them crawl on us as kids then put them back on a leaf and let them be.

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Nowadays, ladybugs seem everywhere and not nearly as rare as they used to be. In the fall they try to get inside homes to stay warm for the winter months. I had to break out the vacuum last weekend because every time my boys come in or out of the house a ladybug or two would come in.

When I was leaving my house to go to the barn I could see the air filled with ladybugs. Some of the bugs were more aggressive than the others and were a different color than the standard red with black dots. The orange, yellowish, and even darker bugs were not ladybugs even though they looked like them.

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Asian Lady Beetles

Ladybugs are still rare. In the picture above only a few are red with black spots. The rest are orange with black spots, some are lighter in color while others are darker. They are invasive and from Asia. These are more aggressive than the standard ladybug and will bite and leave a yellow excretion which is a defense mechanism.

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According to WZZM, you can use a soapy water solution on the outside of your house along windows and doors or vacuum them up if they get inside. You can hire someone to remove the Asian lady beetles. Once the temperatures get down to freezing most of these bugs will die off naturally.