Lady Bug at the door
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
Eugene, Oregon
January 1, 2019 4:23pm CST
I know, you don't believe in luck; neither do I. But, I do go out of my way not to harm a Lady bug. If I find one in the house, I carefully take it outside. Why take a chance? 
When one appeared on the front door frame on a rather cold, dry New Year's Eve, I decided to take a quick photo.
Regardless of whether they bring luck or not, these little bugs a quite beneficial as predators, eating corn borers, aphids, spider mites, moth larvae and other insects that harm food. ornamental plants or flower crops. They have even been to Space ( four lady bugs, along with a jar of aphids) on a shuttle to study their movements.They were able to catch the aphids without benefit of gravity.
One more thing. Lady Bugs are the official state insect of Delaware, Tennessee, Ohio, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Who knew?
One more more thing, there are bad bugs out there doing their best to look like lady bugs, so don't fall for the green or yellow ones with black dots.
When one appeared on the front door frame on a rather cold, dry New Year's Eve, I decided to take a quick photo.
Regardless of whether they bring luck or not, these little bugs a quite beneficial as predators, eating corn borers, aphids, spider mites, moth larvae and other insects that harm food. ornamental plants or flower crops. They have even been to Space ( four lady bugs, along with a jar of aphids) on a shuttle to study their movements.They were able to catch the aphids without benefit of gravity.
One more thing. Lady Bugs are the official state insect of Delaware, Tennessee, Ohio, Massachusetts and New Hampshire. Who knew?
One more more thing, there are bad bugs out there doing their best to look like lady bugs, so don't fall for the green or yellow ones with black dots.17 people like this
17 responses
@Nevena83 (66063)
• Serbia
1 Jan 19
@JamesHxstatic Do you know how painful it is to bite you? They fall into food, water ... They enter the cabinets, the dressing room smells of them ... You can not even imagine how many of them are.
@snowy22315 (208869)
• United States
1 Jan 19
I don't mind little ladybug's unless they are too numerous.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
2 Jan 19
We buy a package of them in the spring to help with aphids.
@xFiacre (14805)
• Ireland
1 Jan 19
@jameshxstatic The Irish for a lady bug is bóín dé which literally means God's little cow. There you are now. You're welcome.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Jan 19
Oh thank you @Fiacre, I was just about to do a search to find that out!
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
1 Jan 19
Yes, one lit on my had a while back.
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@LadyDuck (502429)
• Italy
3 Jan 19
@JamesHxstatic If it was inside all the time, it did not feel the cold.
@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Jan 19
Ohh maybe so, or a stray that missed the roundup.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
2 Feb 19
We have a lady bug invasion every year. They are not the same ones from my childhood. They bite and are very annoying.
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@Tampa_girl7 (54715)
• United States
3 Feb 19
@JamesHxstatic yes, they are not native to the USA. I did some research. I can't remember where they come from.
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@JamesHxstatic (29410)
• Eugene, Oregon
3 Feb 19
Very strange, must be newcomers.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
2 Jan 19
@JamesHxstatic
'So there are imposters posing as lady bugs out there and are not lady bugs. I have not seen one in person.
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@Hannihar (130150)
• Israel
3 Jan 19
@JamesHxstatic
What do the imposters look like and how do you know they are imposters?
@changjiangzhibin89 (17239)
• China
2 Jan 19
I have known that Lady bug is the natural enemies of some insects,for instance aphids,never have heard of the official state insect ,catching the aphids in space,etc.
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@JohnRoberts (109841)
• Los Angeles, California
2 Jan 19
Yes, Lady Bugs are very beneficial and cute as bugs go.
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