Have you noticed it’s that time of year when unwanted guests are trying to move in with us for the winter?
If you live around an area with lots of trees, you’re apt to be plagued by the orange Asian lady beetles. Their official biological name is Coccinella transversalis. They were imported to help farmers with aphids on crops, but as so often happens, they have now become a pest. Plus, they stink and they bite! They’re just not desirable like the little red spotted ladybugs.
I was showing a home one time that had a mass of the Asian beetles in the basement near an incoming pipe.The cluster was about 14″ wide and a couple inches thick. There must have thousands of the beetles in the mass.
I found this other odd looking bug near my back door. I definitely didn’t want it to make its way into my home. Talk about UG-G-L-Y!
It’s a squash bug or also called a leaf-footed bug (coreidae). To me, it looks like a bug in a tuxedo with FlashDance-style leggings. Or else it’s dressed up like Lady GaGa. 
I think I need to spend the next sunny day going around my house to caulk all potential holes.
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4 responses so far ↓
carole cohen // 10/29/2009 at 9:07 pm |
LOL aww he likes you!
) Lady bugs in the house are supposed to be good luck; not sure about squash bugs. Great photo of him though and loved the description 
Elaine Reese // 10/29/2009 at 9:23 pm
The little red lady bugs are the “good luck” bugs. The orange ones are the nasty pests. Maybe they’re not a problem for you up there. During the growing season, they’re in the soybean fields. Neighborhoods with lots of trees get them real bad at this time of year as they sneak into our homes en masse. Nasty critters.
Jim of Sun City // 10/30/2009 at 2:18 am |
Awww… those bugs are in for some surprise!
Elaine Reese // 10/30/2009 at 9:03 am |
Actually Jim, I’m a live & let live kind of person … as long as they stay outside!