New and Unread Tree-Mails
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Milpitas, CA  SoulReaver009 May 23, 2020 2:36 PM CST |
| So I heard that orange lady bugs are not beneficial like lady bugs and ARE also garden pests. As I cannot find the article I read that in, to confirm, I am asking before I eradicate them. Also, I heard there is a bug ID forum. I couldn't find it here. Maybe it's a different website? Thank you.    |
Name: Lynda Horn Arkansas (Zone 7b) Eat more tomatoes!              gardenfish May 23, 2020 3:05 PM CST |
| It's kind of hard to tell, but this might be that Asian bug that gathers in large numbers and invade houses. They also stink when you squash them. They would be considered pests. There is an insect ID forum. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. Mother Teresa |
Name: Lynda Horn Arkansas (Zone 7b) Eat more tomatoes! gardenfish May 23, 2020 3:07 PM CST |
Look at the forums list in community at the top of the page. Scroll down to the header not exactly gardening, the insect and bug ID thread is there.  Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. Mother Teresa |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost    DaisyI May 23, 2020 3:13 PM CST |
| Its an Aisian Lady Beetle. They bite, smell bad and want to live in your house. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Name: Lynda Horn Arkansas (Zone 7b) Eat more tomatoes! gardenfish May 23, 2020 3:15 PM CST |
| Yes, and when they bite, it hurts. Especially if you're bitten by a large number at one time. Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. Mother Teresa |
Name: Zoë Albuquerque NM, Elev 5310 ft (Zone 7b)        NMoasis May 23, 2020 5:31 PM CST |
| Here is a good source. https://www.thespruce.com/good... Your photo does look like the Asian variety, but don't rely on the color for identification. There are plenty of friendly old-fashioned orange ladybugs out there. The giveaway is the "M" design over its head. They aren't actually garden pests (they do eat aphids) but as others have noted, they have other disagreeable qualities. For me, gardening is really just an excuse for playing in the dirt. Admittedly, plants are a satisfying by-product. |
Name: Daisy I Reno, Nv (Zone 6b) Not all who wander are lost DaisyI May 23, 2020 5:33 PM CST |
| I can see the 'M' in photo 1 and 3. Life is not a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and proclaiming...."WOW What a Ride!!" -Mark Frost President: Orchid Society of Northern Nevada Webmaster: osnnv.org |
Name: Lynda Horn Arkansas (Zone 7b) Eat more tomatoes! gardenfish May 24, 2020 2:30 AM CST |
Better eyes than mine have seen this! I couldn't see the m.  Yesterday is gone. Tomorrow has not yet come. We have only today. Let us begin. Mother Teresa |
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