Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It’s easy to confuse ladybugs with Asian lady beetles. Both have bright, colorful shells with black spots. Both help to brighten ...

Unlike native ladybugs, Asian lady beetles are aggressive home invaders, often gathering by the hundreds in wall voids, ...

Now that spring has arrived, you may have ladybugs unexpectedly crawling out of the woodwork. And sitting on your window sills, and climbing on your screens, and gathering on sliding doors. Despite ...

As summer turns into fall, you may start noticing ladybugs inside your home, only they're not ladybugs. Ladybugs have a similar looking relative that causes ladybugs to get the blame for infestations ...

As warmer days return, homeowners across the country are finding clusters of ladybugs on ...

Small red or orange beetles with spots have been giving ladybugs a bad rap for the havoc they've been giving Michigan residents ahead of winter. As cold weather approaches, the Asian beetles, an ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." As far as household critters go, ladybugs have a pretty sterling reputation. Seen as a sign of good luck, ...

Ladybugs, also known as lady beetles or ladybirds, are members of the Coccinellidae family of insects. And, like in many families, there are both good and bad members. The good lady beetles help ...

Someone once told me that a ladybug landing on you brings good luck. So recently, after a trip to Cordova Park in Otley, Iowa, I was ecstatic when I returned home and noticed what appeared to be a ...

You might have noticed these little guys crawling around, they look like ladybugs but they’re actually Asian lady beetles. With the on and off cold weather Asian lady beetles are more likely to seek ...

COLUMBIA — With colder weather upon us, mid-Missouri residents may start to notice an array of brightly colored, domed-shaped beetles lurking in the corners of their homes. But have no fear — these ...

Julia Pupko, with the Vermont Center for Ecostudies, caught this two-spotted lady beetle on June 19. Photo courtesy of Julia Pupko When Julia Pupko pulled a little red bug out of her sweep net in late ...