Lady Bugs?

likely japanese beetles. we had them once and finally, giving up on killing them, vacuumed them up instead.

Thank your government for them. Bugs :)

I get a lot of them in my barn, Raid flying insect spray will drop them quickly, but they keep coming.

They are not "lady bugs" they were imported and very annoying. They crawled in when the weather started turning cooler and now come out of their hiding places when they get warm. If you crush them they stink and will smell up your vacuum cleaner. I use an empty water bottle to catch them and then they go in the garbage. Slow one at a time but no mess or stink. Jim.

Asian beetles, they come in from the cold. Don't smash them they stink. Best to scoop them up somehow and dispose of them.

I deal with those Asian beetles with the vacuum sweper.

If I recall, those critters can bite also

If it is just one or two here and there, I scoop them up with a piece of paper and toss them out the door.

Inside or outside? I guess they must be inside so I withdraw my suggestion of sweeping them. They also bite!

I found that masking tape worked great for getting the individual ones. Also Raid makes a spray that is lemon and says on the label it will kill them and it does! Spray around any place you see they are coming it. We had them very BAD in Natchez about this time last year.

I’ve encountered “stink bugs” too but I’ve also had lady bugs. When the weather starts to turn cold they look for somewhere to hibernate. The bad news is that, once they choose somewhere, they leave a pheromone behind.

I first encountered them in OK. They literally covered my FW. Once I headed south into warmer weather they disappeared. Every year since they’d show up once the weather got colder then disappear as I moved on to somewhere warmer.

They were brought here to eat aphids that hang on the soybean crops. Stayed at a campground across from a soybean field that had just been harvested, Never saw so many of the darn things. I was getting rid of them for a year. Sucked them up with our vacuum.

B.O.

B.O. Plenty wrote:
They were brought here to eat aphids that hang on the soybean crops. Stayed at a campground across from a soybean field that had just been harvested, Never saw so many of the darn things. I was getting rid of them for a year. Sucked them up with our vacuum. B.O.

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And unlike our native real Lady Bug these imported Asian beetles "Bite" and can be harmful to dogs.

......Asian beetles can bite humans with enough force to break the skin, although pain tends to be minimal. Dogs can suffer more from a red or orange lady beetle bite. Although uncommon, Asian beetles can become lodged inside a dog’s mouth, which can lead to ulcers and discomfort. Since pet owners don’t regularly look inside a dog’s mouth, one sign that Asian beetles might be inside is if your pet stops eating or if you notice foaming at the mouth or drooling. Pet owners can usually remove these beetles at home without a trip to the vet’s office.

In addition to biting humans and our pets, Asian beetles release an unpleasant odor from their legs when threatened. The yellow fluid that often accompanies this odor can also stain walls and fabric.....
https://www.abchomeandcommercial.com/blog/asian-beetle-vs-ladybug/

If only the gov would stop experimenting with importing plants and bugs without studying the full effect it can have on our environment. :R