Re: [MBZ] OT, ladybugs

2008-11-03 Thread Loren Faeth
Those are NOT ladybugs. Those are Asian Beetles. Ladybugs are orange, don't bite, and don't stink. Asian beetles are more yellow, stink, and bite. They are especially a problem with wine grapes. They also eat holes in apples and other fruit. Asian beetles were introduced by our gummit to

Re: [MBZ] OT, ladybugs

2008-11-02 Thread andrew strasfogel
Those are the REAL ladybugs. This latest invasion is a nonnative imported species. On Sun, Nov 2, 2008 at 12:05 AM, harry watkins [EMAIL PROTECTED]wrote: They may not be lady bugs. A year or so back, there was an article in our paper that said what was stopping by here was a look alike. I

Re: [MBZ] OT, ladybugs

2008-11-01 Thread Jeff Zedic
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Re: [MBZ] OT, ladybugs

2008-11-01 Thread Fmiser
It seems than at Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:52:31 -0500, Kaleb wrote: Once a year, about this time of year, I get an infestation of lady bugs. One day, crawling along the ceiling of my house, will be hundreds of them. They just appear all the sudden, then a day or 2 later, you dont see them again.

Re: [MBZ] OT, ladybugs

2008-11-01 Thread OK Don
IIRC, they feed primarily on aphids. One year we saw entire boulders covered with them on top of Mt. Scott (Wichita Mountain range - SW OK). I suspect they are migrating -- On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 9:23 PM, Fmiser [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: It seems than at Sat, 01 Nov 2008 20:52:31 -0500, Kaleb

Re: [MBZ] OT, ladybugs

2008-11-01 Thread harry watkins
They may not be lady bugs. A year or so back, there was an article in our paper that said what was stopping by here was a look alike. I also read somewhere that some people make big money by netting lady bugs by the bushel and selling them to farmers. Harry - Original Message -