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On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 4:58 PM Carmel Smith <girlby@yahoo.com> wrote:
> So the basic way to differentiate them is that the ASIAN species has
> basically a white head with some "M: or "W" black markings whereas the
> native Lady Beetle has a black head and small--if present at all--white
> markings on the head.
>
> Therefore it's not the number of spots?
>
> I would not want people who assume everything is an Asian species going
> around killing all Lady Beetles they find.
>
> Carmel Smith
> Midville, Lun. County
>
> On Saturday, April 18, 2020, 01:19:28 p.m. ADT, Donna Crossland <
> dcrossland@eastlink.ca> wrote:
>
>
> Thanks to Randy for stating what I was thinking also. Don't release
> invasive Asian beetles. They vacuum up nicely, much more easily than
> cluster flies, which are also on my list. Seeing so many of these Asian
> beetles now, I do wonder what impact they are having on native insect
> diversity. There are likely many tragedies in the insect world caused by a
> litany of recently introduced invasive species to which we are blissfully
> unaware. I often wonder what life was like before cluster flies.
>
> Donna
> On 2020-04-18 12:23 p.m., Randy Lauff wrote:
>
> Ladybug = Lady Beetle = Ladybird Beetle.
>
> Do not release the Asian Beetle (a type of Ladybird). Kill them.
>
> The second biggest cause of decline in native species after habitat loss
> is introduced species.
>
> If you want, save all the Asian Beetles in a jar in the freezer. I can use
> them for teaching my entomology lab here at StFX. Contact me at
> rlauff@stfx.ca if you're interested.
>
> Randy
>
> On Sat., Apr. 18, 2020, 10:03 a.m. Donna Crossland, <
> dcrossland@eastlink.ca> wrote:
>
> It's great to distinguish these beetles. It is interesting to note that
> the Asian beetle; the latest little pest in our houses, is the result of an
> agricultural biocontrol agent gone wrong. Now it's chosen to live with
> us. I am fairly unappreciative of it.
>
> I wonder, however, since it preys on aphids and scale, whether it might go
> after beech scale, performing some redeeming activity other than climbing
> on my windows and walls. Our beech trees need all the help they can get,
> now that they also have to deal with beech leaf-mining weevil. Keep an eye
> out for browning beech leaves, starting from the leaf tips, this spring, a
> sign of its arrival.
>
> Donna Crossland
> On 2020-04-18 8:46 a.m., Suzanne Townsend wrote:
>
> Hi David,
> Yes but there is an imposter in our midst.
>
> https://www.diffen.com/difference/Asian_Lady_Beetle_vs_Ladybug
>
> Best!
> Suzanne
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 8:43 AM David Webster <dwebster@glinx.com> wrote:
>
> Hi All,
>
> There seems to be some confusion here. Lady Bug is a common name for
> beetles of the family Coccinellidae. They often spend winters in attics,
> under shingles, in sheds, and in natural cavities; shelter. They will
> manage fine now if you have a compost pile, woody debris etc in which they
> can shelter.
>
> YT, DW, Kentville
> On 4/18/2020 7:41 AM, Suzanne Townsend wrote:
>
> Are you sure they are lady bugs and not lady beetles?
>
>
> https://www.hunker.com/12273930/how-to-get-rid-of-those-bugs-that-look-like-lady-bugs
>
>
>
> On Sat, Apr 18, 2020 at 7:27 AM Gerald <naturens@zdoit.airpost.net> wrote:
>
> I counted 7 lady bugs inside our home on a south facing window this
> morning. When can I take them outside?
>
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