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| | Asian lady beetle - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
 | | The Asian lady beetle ( Harmonia axyridis), often known as the Asian multicolored lady beetle because of the species' tendency to vary in color from orange to yellow to even black, is now a common insect in North America. | | | However, many people are now coming to view the Asian lady beetle as a nuisance, probably partly due to the fact that they not only like to overwinter indoors, along with the fact that they emit an unpleasant odor and a defensive stain when squashed. | | | It is a non-native insect on the continent, introduced in the United States in an attempt to control the spread of aphids. |
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Lady_Beetle
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| | FACT SHEET: The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle |
| | Lady beetles are not structure-damaging pests, unlike insects such as termites and carpenter ants. | | | Like the familiar lady beetles, the multicolored Asian lady beetle feeds on insect pests in orchards and forests but may also occur on row crops and in gardens. | | | Lady beetles that enter wall spaces in the fall may remain there, without entering living areas, until they depart in spring to search for food. |
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http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/br/lbeetle?pf=1
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| | Multicolored Asian Lady Beetles |
| | Lady beetles feed on aphids and other soft-bodied insects that can damage plants in agricultural crops, gardens and landscapes, making them beneficial insects to farmers and gardeners. | | | The multicolored Asian lady beetle is a native of eastern Asia. | | | These lady beetles cannot sting and they are not known to carry disease. |
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http://www.extension.umn.edu/distribution/housingandclothing/M1176.html
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| | Asian Lady Beetle -- A New Species for Iowa |
| | The lady beetles and larvae feed voraciously on aphids and scale insects. | | | The Asian lady beetle is another "outdoor" insect that becomes a pest as an accidental invader. | | | As with other accidental invaders, the Asian lady beetles are harmless -- they cannot bite or sting and they do not carry diseases (though they do sometimes leave a slimy smear and they also have a distinct stink when squashed). |
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http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/hortnews/1996/3-22-1996/alb.html
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| | Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, HSE-1030-01 |
| | Lady beetles are attracted to structures from distant areas and thus are unlikely to be impacted by the pesticides. | | | The multicolored Asian lady beetle is an important predator that consumes aphids and scale insects on trees, shrubs, and agricultural crops. | | | Lady beetles, which are sometimes called ladybugs or lady bird beetles, are familiar insects in many parts of the United States. |
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http://ohioline.osu.edu/hse-fact/1030.html
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| | Lady bugs /Asian Beetles/ Ladybugs |
| | Asian beetles tend to be attracted to lighter colored buildings and especially to those that are illuminated by the sun (typically the south or southwest side). | | | The ladybug, commonly called the Asian lady beetle is a pest as well as a beneficial insect. | | | Asian lady beetles (LadyBugs) prefer to cluster on the sides of homes and other buildings, eventually working their way into the building through small cracks or crevices, or natural breaks in the window panes, door jams or foundations as the temperatures decrease. |
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http://www.doyourownpestcontrol.com/lady_bugs.htm
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| | G7369 Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, MU Extension |
| | During the growing season, the Asian lady beetle is a very beneficial insect because both the larval and adult stages feed on aphids, mealybugs, scale and other soft-bodied insects infesting many important crops and plants. | | | Asian lady beetles are not known to feed on wood, clothing or human food, and they do not reproduce indoors during the winter months. | | | Although Asian lady beetles are harmless and very beneficial because they feed on many soft-bodied insects that attack important horticultural and agronomic plants, large congregations of the beetles located outdoors near homes may need to be controlled with chemicals. |
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http://muextension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/pests/g07369.htm
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| | EEK! - Critter Corner - Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle |
| | This lady beetle came from Asia and was introduced to the U.S. in 1916 to control insect pests. | | | Multicolored Asian lady beetles can be beneficial insects. | | | Multicolored Asian lady beetles like many plants such as: evergreens, apple and maple trees, alfalfa, wheat, cotton, tobacco, and small grains. |
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http://www.dnr.state.wi.us/org/caer/ce/eek/critter/insect/asianladybeetle.htm
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| | Asian Lady Beetle |
| | The Asian lady beetle, sometimes known as the Halloween lady beetle or the Japanese lady beetle, is a yellow-orange ladybug that is often seen in large congregations near the end of October. | | | This lady beetle, a tree-dwelling species, was introduced from eastern Asia and released by USDA as a biological control agent in many states between 1977 and 1981. | | | The Asian lady beetle does not bite, sting, carry human diseases or feed on wood, clothing or food; they also do not reproduce indoors. |
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http://www.uri.edu/ce/factsheets/sheets/asianladybeetle.html
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| | Ladybugs in the Home - Asian Lady Beetle |
| | Asian lady beetles, like other accidental invaders, are "outdoor" insects that create a nuisance by wandering indoors during a limited portion of their life cycle. | | | Asian lady beetles are a beneficial biological control in trees during the summer, and in fields and gardens during the fall, but can be a severe household nuisance during late fall and winter. | | | Lady beetles may leave a slimy smear and they have a distinct odor when squashed. |
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http://www.ipm.iastate.edu/ipm/iiin/ladybeetles.html
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| | Asian Lady Beetle in South Dakota_Control |
| | Asian lady beetles are beneficial insects because they feed on aphids, scale insects, and other soft-bodied arthropods. | | | The trap attracts Asian lady beetles and other insects using a light source, then funnel the insects into a bag that could then be emptied outdoors. | | | Preventing entry into homes may be the best way of controlling Asian lady beetles (and other insects such as attic flies) in homes. |
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http://plantsci.sdstate.edu/ent/entpubs/alb_SD_control.htm
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| | IPM UCONN Asian Lady Beetle Fact Sheet #56 |
| | These lady beetles are not poisonous, carriers of human disease or biting, stinging insects. | | | These lady beetles, Harmonia axyridis (Pallas), are beneficial insects that sometimes become a nuisance to homeowners. | | | North Carolina research has shown the lady beetle to be parasitized by a tachinid fly. |
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http://www.canr.uconn.edu/ces/ipm/homegrnd/htms/56albug.htm
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| | Lady Bugs |
| | Lady beetles are beneficial insects and should be preserved, if possible. | | | Lady beetles eventually move outside to locate their natural prey in late spring. | | | Insecticides are not recommended as lady beetle carcasses will remain in wall voids where other insects, such as carpet beetles, will eat them. |
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http://gardening.wsu.edu/library/inse001/inse001.htm
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| | Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle ( |
| | Once the beetles are indoors (i.e., winter or early-spring), such treatments are ineffective. | | | The wing covers are generally yellow-orange in unspotted beetles. | | | A beetle consumes about 300 aphids before it reaches adulthood, feeding on more than 50 aphid species. |
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http://www.wvu.edu/~agexten/ipm/insects/ladybeetle.htm
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| | Multicolored Asian lady beetle |
| | However a significant number also indicated that they were bitten by the beetles or that the beetles ended up falling into their food and drinks. | | | By outcompeting native populations, the MALB has become the dominant species of lady beetles in numerous agroecosystems, successfully managing populations of aphids, scale insects and other soft-bodied insect pests. | | | The most irritating problems associated with a MALB infestation are the foul odors the beetles emit and the stains resulting from their hemolymph when they reflex bleed but biting and food contamination are also significant concerns. |
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http://ipm.osu.edu/lady/malpost.htm
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| | NCSU: ENT/ort-107 MULTICOLORED ASIAN LADY BEETLE |
| | The multicolored Asian lady beetle is a native of Asia. | | | Multicolored Asian lady beetles are effective predators of aphids and some scale insects and are extremely beneficial for both agricultural and horticultural crops. | | | The sources of these chemical cues have not been clearly identified, but may be beetle feces from the previous winter, the odor of beetles that died at the site, or an attractant pheromone. |
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http://www.ces.ncsu.edu/depts/ent/notes/Other/goodpest/note107.html
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| | FAQ's about Asian lady beetles |
| | Sometimes the Asian lady beetles bite skin, but often this stinging sensation is actually caused by small spurs on the beetle's legs pricking skin as they move and evaluate whether or not the skin is a food source. | | | Viewing the beetle from it's topside, the pronotum is that small section that separates the head area from the abdomen (where the wing covers start). | | | In 2001, the multi-colored Asian lady beetle fed heavily on the soybean aphids and likely saved Michigan soybean farmers millions of dollars in harvest revenues and insecticides that didn't have to be used to control losses to this aphid species. |
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http://www.ipm.msu.edu/beetleFAQ.htm
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| | Forest Health Fact Sheet - Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle - PA DCNR |
| | Lady beetle adults begin egg laying on host plants in early spring. | | | Additional information and guidance for Asian lady beetle control around the homesite can be found at www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2000/001030.htm or by reading a related article in the March 1995 edition of Agricultural Research. | | | The multicolored Asian lady beetle (Harmonia axyridis) is native to Asia but is found in many areas of the United States. |
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http://www.dcnr.state.pa.us/forestry/leaflets/ladybeetle.htm
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| | Ladybugs |
| | Lady beetles are natural enemies of many insect pests and it has been demonstrated that a single lady beetle may consume as many as 5,000 aphids in its lifetime. | | | Ladybugs, also called lady beetles or ladybird beetles, are a very beneficial group of insects. | | | There two species of lady beetles in Kentucky that are plant pests rather than predators, they are the Mexican bean beetle and the squash beetle. |
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http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/fldcrops/ef105.htm
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| | Harmonia axyridis |
| | The best technique for managing lady beetles is first to prevent their entry into houses and other buildings by sealing cracks and openings around windows, doors, siding, and utility pipes with a quality silicone or silicone-latex caulk. | | | The wing covers are generally yellow-orange in unspotted beetles. | | | In addition, beetles may get in picnic food and drinks, "swarm" like bees and land on people. |
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http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/predators/harmonia.html
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| | Camphor Curbs Asian Lady Beetles / January 30, 2001 / News from the USDA Agricultural Research Service |
| | Researchers believe that the source of these chemical cues may be beetle feces from the previous winter, the odor of beetles that died at the site, or an attractant pheromone. | | | Camphor effectively repels the multicolored Asian lady beetle and could be a way to repel the insects as they attempt to overwinter indoors, Agricultural Research Service scientists report in a recently published paper. | | | Researchers with the Chemicals Affecting Insect Behavior Laboratory in Beltsville, Md., used bioassays to determine the ability of the plant compounds camphor and menthol to repel the beetle. |
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http://www.ars.usda.gov/is/pr/2001/010130.htm
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| | Lady Beetles "Housing" in Illinois |
| | The multicolored Asian lady beetle was introduced multiple times into the United States from Asia to assist in controlling soft-bodied insects such as aphids and some scales. | | | Adult multicolored Asian lady beetles can vary in color and amount of spots, from pale yellow-orange over bright red to almost solid black and from none to up to 19 spots, depending on temperature and food supply during their metamorphosis. | | | If you want to keep the trapped beetles in order to release them in spring, you should place them in the already mentioned "lady beetle house" outdoors or keep them in a container containing plenty of ventilation holes and store the container in an unheated and moist place like a garden shed or unheated garage. |
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http://www.urbanext.uiuc.edu/hortihints/0202c.html
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| | Asian Lady Beetle Facts |
| | Female adult lady beetles lay eggs on plants near colonies of aphids, mites and scale insects. | | | A native of Asia, this beneficial ladybug was imported in the early 1900's to help naturally control pest populations that were damaging such crops as alfalfa, pecan and citrus trees. | | | The Asian Lady Beetle is much like the native species found through the United States. |
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http://www.ladybuglady.com/asianladybeetle.htm
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| | entomology notes#6 |
| | Predatory ones are sometimes used to control pest species such as the case of a lady beetle species which was introduced into California from Australia in 1888 to combat the cottony cushion scale insect which seriously threatened the California citrus crop. | | | Most species of lady beetles are among our most beneficial insects as they consume huge numbers of plant feeding insects--mostly aphids. | | | Lady beetles belong to the beetle family Coccinellidae which means "little sphere". |
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http://insects.ummz.lsa.umich.edu/MES/notes/entnotes6.html
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| | Lady-Beetles, Asian Lady Beetle and Lady Bug Pest Control |
| | Needing a biological, natural alternative to pesticides, the Asian lady beetle was imported to feed on aphid pests. | | | boxelder bugs, pine seed bugs and elm leaf beetles, are accidental invaders; that is, "outdoor" insects that create a nuisance by wandering indoors during a limited portion of their life cycle. | | | Our domestic lady bugs are well known for being beneficial beetles that readily feed on aphids, a major pest of gardens and ornamental plants. |
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http://www.lady-beetles.com
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| | Multi-colored Asian Ladybeetle information from Mich State Univ |
| | The multi-colored Asian lady beetle is a native of Asia, and like many exotic species, has readily adapted to climates and habitats in the U.S. As with most lady beetles, it is a highly beneficial predator of insect pests, especially aphids. | | | Since lady beetles are a significant natural defense against aphids and other pests, it is important to correctly identify the Asian lady beetle and use restraint with pesticides or other management tactics. | | | Asian lady beetles can create trouble when large numbers enter buildings or feed on late season fruit crops. |
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http://www.ipm.msu.edu/asianladybeetle.htm
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| | Asian Lady Beetle Infestation Of Structures |
| | The beetle is native to Asia (e.g., China, Russia, Korea, Japan), where it dwells in trees and fields, preying on aphids and scale insects. | | | During the 1960s to 1990s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture attempted to establish the Asian lady beetle to control agricultural pests, especially of pecans and apples. | | | Asian lady beetles generally do not injure humans and are mainly a nuisance. |
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http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/Entomology/entfacts/trees/ef416.htm
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| | The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle, Harmonia axyridis |
| | On the up side, these beetles are not poisonous, do not bite or sting, are not carriers of disease, and do not eat wood. | | | These beetles have been reported to congregate on the sides of buildings (particularly the warm sides) by the thousand and will move inside if given the opportunity. | | | Preventing this lady beetle from getting into homes is the best method of control. |
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http://www.aces.edu/counties/DeKalb/TG-112697.htm
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| | Beetle - educational resources |
| | The Asian longhorned beetle (ALB) is an exotic pest threatening a wide variety of hardwood trees in North America. | | | The Asian Longhorned Beetle is a large wood-boring insect native to China and other Asian countries. | | | Description The adult beetle is a broadly oval insect nearly 1/2-inch long and about 1/4-inch wide. |
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http://animals.mongabay.com/madagascar/Beetle.html
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| | Coleoptera - Beetles |
| | Round-headed borers are larvae of long-horned beetles, flat-headed borers are larvae of metallic wood-boring beetles, and moth borers are wood chewing caterpillars. | | | Details the beneficial characteristics of aphid-eating beetles, such as the brightly colored ladybug, which are distasteful to predators. | | | Read about the carpet beetle, named for its tendency to nest, lay eggs, and feed on carpets and other materials of biological origin. |
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http://www.eagle.ca/~matink/themes/Insects/beetles.html
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| | Fall 2001 - Nature King Pest Management - Dallas, TX |
| | Fall invading the pest include the new Asian lady beetle, crickets, cluster flies, ants (some species may move their entire colony indoors), boxelder bugs, elm leaf beetles, root weevils, and certain mites. | | | NASA has commissioned studies on insects as food for long-term space flights, because of the high nutritional value of many insects. | | | Plus, certain garbage-eating beetles have been considered as a way to recycle garbage in space. |
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http://www.natureking.com/37fall-2001.html
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| | Science Project 2002 |
| | It is a type of beetle, which is the largest group of insects, and has 30,000 species, but only 150 beetle species live in the United States. | | | Two other names are Asian Ladybeetle and the Vedilia Beetle. | | | They have had their name since the Middle Ages, and they have been listed as one of the most beneficial insects in the United States. |
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http://www.selah.k12.wa.us/SOAR/SciProj2002/AliciaF.html
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| | nbc13.com - House and Home - Protect Your House From Asian Beetles |
| | If you smash a lady beetle, it will omit a foul odor and potentially stain furniture and carpets. | | | Fall and Indian summer have arrived and with them the congregation of box elder bugs and multicolor Asian lady beetles. | | | Several cold nights followed by an Indian summer cause the insects to begin congregating on homes as they search for where to spend the winter. |
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http://www.nbc13.com/houseandhome/2540045/detail.html
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| | Multi-colored Asian Lady Beetle |
| | The Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle (Harmonia axyridis) as a Nuisance Pest in Householed Throughout Ohio | | | Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Survey Results (Power Point) | | | Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Biting a Hand (4 Mb) |
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http://ipm.osu.edu/lady/lady.htm
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| | Insect Control and Bug Problems |
| | Asian Longhorned Beetle Quarantine - IL Dept. Ag. | | | Asian Longhorned Beetle - U. Asian Longhorned Beetle - USFS | | | Asian Longhorned Beetle - (photos) - U. Asian Longhorned Beetle (photos) - VPI |
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| | Clemson University Integrated Pest Management Program |
| | Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle Watch Web Site ( http://www.pmcenters.org/northcentral/MALB/) was developed last year and now has 3 types of on-line reporting forms available to meet the needs of those submitting data (residential, commercial and research). | | | The impact of Japanese beetles on both commercial and residential landscapes will make this web site of interest to both urban and rural audiences. | | | Japanese Beetle Watch Web Site ( http://www.pmcenters.org/northcentral/jbeetle/) is new this year. |
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| | Asian Lady Beetle |
| | Asian Lady Beetle - Purdue Department of Entomology | | | Nonchemical Measures Can Reduce Lady Beetles Indoors - | | | Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle - University of Illinois |
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| | Asian multicolored lady beetle |
| | Entomology Image Gallery > Beetles > Ladybird Beetles | | | Asian multicolored lady beetle has a highly variable spot pattern and characteristic black markings behind the head. | | | Please see our usage policy page for usage information. |
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http://www.ent.iastate.edu/Imagegal/coleoptera/lady/asianladybeetlejb.html
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| | Quia - Asian Lady Beetle Word Search |
| | Words can appear horizontally, vertically, or diagonally; forwards or backwards. | | | Test your knowledge of the Asian Lady Beetle by completing this word search! | | | You may want to download a Java-enabled browser, like the latest version of Netscape or Microsoft Internet Explorer. |
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