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Where Did It Come From?

• You can seal window cracks to keep them from invading houses.
• There is a special trap that you can put in your home to keep it from invading.

• The Asian Lady Beetle was introduced to the U.S. in 1916 to control insect pests.

• They were origanally from Asia
• Populations were slow to grow until 1988 when a large population was noticed in New Orleans.
• They were introduced to the U.S. Department of Agriculture

Bad Things It Does To Our Economy

• The bad things Asian Lady Beetles do to our economy is they are invading houses starting in October.
• They also eat wood

Important Facts

• They might fly around the lights and

crawl around on warm days

• They will bite if you don't be careful around them

• They exude a foul smelling yellow defence chemical

FUN FACT

• The Asian Lady Beetle is also known as the Halloween Lady Beetle

Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle

By Lauren Wood and Pranavi Nallari