Yes, Asian Lady bugs bite! Find out WHY!

[@michaelabraham9177]

Yep, thought I'd just had a bright red ladybug land on my hand. In my experience they were always orange. Then that little bugger bit my arm. I was shocked to say the least.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Oh nooooooo! Aaaggghhh!

[@michaelabraham9177]

@@natureatyourdoor I wish my astonished words would've been along those lines, instead it was a bunch of cuss words directed at that critter while every female around me, mother in law, wife, daughters, and an uncle gave me dirty looks lol

[@Jason.todd.arkham]

No cause I was just sitting at the park relaxing and I felt a sting on my arm, the gremlin bit me! I didn’t even do anything

[@kathrynbeecher2963]

My Mom watched your show for the first time tonight and liked it so much she watched both lady beetle segments. She's an avid gardener and amateur entomologist, and she wants me to let you to know, she learned something new, at 92, from you.

[@lauriemclean1131]

As I'm getting older, it's kind of fun to tell younger people, "In MY day, the ladybugs didn't bite."

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! Lol, right?

[@carbonakedsoda]

Yeah...same... N also tell the kids..."in my day, human only have 2 genders....n these tiktok generation fucked up everything...even humanity...."

[@larsvonrinpoche1229]

They ALL have bite potential..and neither likes blood. Researchers tried to rear them on blood.. They didn't like it. Stop talking crap.

[@krystaldaniels7940]

I actually got bit by one a couple years ago! It wasnt a really painful bite, just made a tiny red mark that disappeared within a few minutes. At the time, I hadn't heard of the Asian lady bugs so I was pretty shocked when the little critter crawling on my hand bit me! I was curious so I started googling and learned about the Asian variety.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes..I was surprised just like you! Thanks for share!

[@loudenl.1631]

Most interesting, kind sir. We've been invaded by these "not so nice & annoying beetles" for at least 15+ yrs. We 1st saw them when we did Wine Tour on Pelée Island ON near Lake Erie. We were informed they'd been imported to protect soya beans. We reside in rural Eastern Ontario. We detest them.Standing doing dishes, I get bitten on back of neck! We can vacuum them 3x/day. No way to be rid of them. Be sure to plug vacuum intake after use, otherwise they crawl out. We empty bag of bugs into boiling water & some bleach. Good luck!!

[@littledabwilldoya9717]

They DO bite! We were infested about 15 years ago, heavily for 3 years in a row in Upper Michigan.😳

[@micheleparker3780]

Me too!!!

[@SHKAFFF256]

They bit me before, but there was no any dots left. It was just, annoying, because I didn't know that. And "something" kept on biting me. And I didn't know, what it was. And when I saw, that they are actually aggressive towards me, I was very surprised!😮

[@megalopolis2015]

I was once bitten a very long time ago, and was very surprised by it. It is very good to know the difference between the invasive and non-invasive varieties. I don't know if you previously mentioned this issue, but ladybugs (the native species, at least) can have wasp larval parasites, and that can be one reason their numbers are dwindling. Thank you for this informative and fun channel.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Good to know competitive life is catching up to Asian species!

[@sigsin1]

Aw crap. We have to worry about being bitten by cute little ladybugs now? Argh. Thanks for the “M” info. I’ll look for that now. We usually get a lot of them in the spring but I didn’t know about the Asian lady beetles. Thank you.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! Yes..many of my viewers Let me know they do bite! Sorry. I had a lot show up in my house already...i trapped 62 last night with my stink bug trap..usually they emerge from the hiding places in spring.

[@christineschmidt4337]

I just found your channel and I love it! I'm intensely curious about nature! You explain everything in such an approachable way that is engaging and informative. I also homeschool and I will be showing my kids your videos. We live in south east Ohio along the river so our backyard and yours are fairly similar. I'm going to watch all your videos from now on and binge watch the old ones. Thanks so much!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Christine Schmidt that just energies me to keep on producing and learning more to continue to improve my production value. I just bought a Nikon p1000 camera and a underwater use go pro to add perspective and video quality. I recently bought a vlogger cannon m50...for when I am talking.,,I appreciate my home school audience and work with local families! My channel IS made for you! Keep in touch..if you have a home school group and want to do a live zoom q and a let me know! I love getting to know and interact with my viewers.

[@marshavia8558]

Interesting video! Your videos are always informative and lots of fun to watch.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thank you Marsha ! I try to deliver value and stimulate thinking in every video!

[@rameylewis7730]

Lady bugs have bitten me many times. Usually in the summer when I'm in the woods working they'll land on my neck or arm and bite. You notice the bite immediately and knock them off your skin. I don't recall them ever leaving a bite mark and I haven't seen any adverse skin reactions to the bites. Thanks for updating the info. about these beetles as I too was shaking my head when I listened to your first video.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi Ramey, thanks for sharing your experiences. I am still curious as to what motivates them to land on humans. Thanks for your vivid description of how they respond to you. very informative to me . thanks for sharing with our always learning community here!

[@justanotheralmaroad1923]

@@natureatyourdoor maybe they're just landing on anything that just happens to be in their line of flight. When they sense that it's a possible meal they chomp down. I've had them bite me.

[@canedewey756]

I just figured most of times when I was bitten, I thought they were drinking my sweat for sodium and got carried away.

[@jamesmarshall9742]

I spent a beautiful October day outside today working on my rv roof. This was also the day that thousands of these Asian lady bugs decided to swarm the outdoors (where they have not been seen for many months). Although I was minding my own business re-sealing spots on my rv roof, every few minutes an Asian lady bug would land on me and bite me. It wasn't much worse than a mosquito bite, but it was still annoying, especially when both your hands are working with tools. 😅🐞

[@natureatyourdoor]

Oh noooooo! Very annoying! I ran into them yesterday in the Fort Lewis Wilderness at 5000 ft in SW Virginia! There is no escape!

[@CottonFarmer667]

I've got a story about lady bug biting I'd like to share. Many years ago when the wife and I were younger we took a vacation out west and during that vacation we visited the National Observatory on top of Kitt Peak, Arizona just south of Tucson. This had to be early in August as the time of year. After seeing the observatories and telescopes at the National Observatory we were descending the steep winding road going down the mountain when we observed a strange looking 'growth' on the side of some trees and boulders. Stopping to check it out I found that these 'growths' were nothing but masses and masses of lady buys. Fascinated I reached down with both hands and scooped up thousands of the little critters. Told the wife, "Hey make a photo of this"!. Before she could retrieve the camera the little buggers started biting with gusto and I got rid of them shaking my arms and using a few words from the sailors dictionary. After viewing your video on lady bug biting I am assuming what I got a double armload of was the Asian Lady Bug which you say does bite. I suffered no ill effects from this exposure other than a slight burn on the inside surface of my arms for a few minutes. I've told friends about this episode several times and was looked at with some skepticism. Now I can qualify this story by explaining that some lady bugs DO bite.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Wow! That is the absolute craziest ladybug episode I have heard yet! Whoaaaaa! Thanks for sharing with me and viewers!

[@captaincoyote1792]

I’m a retired U.S. Fish & Wildlife Service employee….I was a BioTechnician, then a Refuge Manager, and finally a Law Enforcement Officer. I loved my work….all up and down the Eastern Seaboard….and the older I get, the more I miss my work, my close colleagues, and always--the fun. It was a great career! And I still love learning about nature….and I’m sharing your videos with my oldest child, my daughter who is an Environmental Education teacher. BTW, I really like the stone work in the background! Thank you, sir!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Welcome Captain Coyote! Thanks for supportive words! Glad I can share all this great stuff with interested viewers! Did the stone work myself!

[@captaincoyote1792]

@@natureatyourdoor You did that stone work yourself? That, sir, is a work of art. I’ve looked at a lot of homes…..from the mountains of northern Georgia up through eastern Tennessee….on the coast from St Simons Island, Georgia to the Outer Banks, the Eastern Shore of Virginia to Long Island and Rhode Island, Cape Cod, Martha’s Vineyard and up the coast to Downeast Maine…..and yours stands “toe to toe” with the best I’ve seen! Bravo-Zulu, sir….most certainly well done (I’m a retired Navy Officer as well). Take care…and my very best to you.

[@OneYeBilly]

And you're humble!

[@spicat16]

I get thousands of them in my camper yearly. I vacuum up at least 20-40 a day. They are all the invasive Asian lady bettle. They definitely have bitten me & my daughter a few times. Most of the time they don't but sometimes they do. They typically bit me when they get trapped in my clothes or some "rabid" ones just fly at you, bite & fly away.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Oh no! See if some of these ideas will keep your camper ALB free: Please check out my most recent update on Pesticide-free Stink Bug deterrents that is based on over 1000 viewer comments on what viewers tried and what WORKED for them! Click: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2XSXmpvpNJlrs0

[@lailinganay4766]

Rabid!!!😂

[@peggysafford9401]

We live in Northern Illinois and get swarms inside the farmhouse as well. I've been bitten many times and the have left a red welt. I used to pick them up and pitch them outside, but they do leave that smelly residue on you. Once I accidentally rubbed my eye after pitching a beetle outside and my eye got fiercely itchy, red, and swollen. I no longer touch them if I can hep it and make a point to wash my hands immediately after. They are a real pain! Literally.

[@natureatyourdoor]

They are a real pain! Thanks for sharing with viewers on the bioactivity of the exudate!

[@miask]

Thank you for the update. You redeemed yourself, so much so that I subscribed 🙂 I’ve never been bitten and it was only recently I heard they bite. Very interesting stuff!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! Thanks Mia! Lol! Appreciate you! And look forward to hearing from you again!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Still don't understand why THEY WOULDNT BITE ME! Frankly, I was a little dissapointed.

[@ThatAlleyRat]

Grew up in a dusty ol' Texas town where it was great to see a ladybug anytime of day, uncommon. Moved on over to a forested part of the US and now see them on the regular. In recent years I've been leaning more and more into entomology, a hidden love. Out of all the bugs, started to dive into the more common ones and was surprised about the history of ladybugs and the Asian ladybug, looking back it makes so much more sense in why they would bite and emit that foul odor. It's a neat revelation. I'll be tuning into your vids, absolutely love the info you provide.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thank you Rubi! Ck out my insect playlist! Insects are so fascinating!

[@ThatAlleyRat]

@@natureatyourdoor For sure dude, I'll save the list!

[@MrHugemoth]

I found a large swarm of lady bugs in the mountains above Death Valley. Thousands of them on the ground at the base of some pinion pine trees. I put my hand into the mass of lady bugs and found out they do indeed bite. No real damage, just a lot of little pinches.

[@natureatyourdoor]

What a FASCINATING comment! In death valley! I still have people telling me they DONT bite...lol...but agree it is not much of a bite but some seem very sensitive to it!

[@na_rator]

Your channel gives me great comfort !

[@natureatyourdoor]

Awe! I cant think I could earn a better compliment. You just made my day. Thank you so much.

[@natureatyourdoor]

What is your lady bug bite experience? Have you been bitten? More than once? What did it feel like? Why do you think I WAS not bitten?

[@theshaleeva]

Yes, I have been bitten several times in the past few years so has my husband. This was indoors usually while sitting quietly at the kitchen table. The bite is definitely noticeable like a teeny, tiny pinch. It left a small red mark that disappeared in a few hours. Both of us were surprised because we didn’t think they would bite.

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@theshaleeva thank you for that very detailed description of the bite..gives me a much better understanding! Thank you so much...sorry about the bite!

[@randomraccoon5600]

Found the video because I just got “bitten” it left a circle the same size as the bug and a flap of skin. 3 small red punctures inside the circle. The initial bite is painless but after a couple seconds it started burning that has lasted an hour so far. Happened while trying to sleep, the bug had gotten jammed between my arm and the bed.

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@randomraccoon5600 wow...i just can't get over them biting! Thanks for share,

[@anthonylosego]

I've been bitten before by them, and it was quite intense. I think, like people, every bug is a bit different from every other bug (yes beetle). So I think I just got one that was very aggressive and was not taking kindly to me, or maybe it was just not super smart and thought maybe I was food. Cross species identification is usually tough (meaning I can look at humans and clearly tell them apart, but all bugs look the same to me even if every one is different from every other one). So with that in mind, I think some are just bitey while others are not.

[@johniewade2704]

Thanks for the information. They do bite! I was mowing this morning when one lit on my upper arm. I thought it was a lady bug. I like them so I let it ride along. About an hour and a half later I went inside and it was still there along with a drop of blood. I had noticed a very slight stinging but thought nothing about it. Puzzled I researched and found your video. Glad to know it was a nasty little Asian beetle and not one of my friendly little lady bugs. (From deep East Texas.)

[@natureatyourdoor]

Dang those invasive lady bugs!

[@dmullinax1000]

Just commented on your previous video. My five year old daughter has played with the lady bugs that "over winter" in our fifth wheel more times than I can count, and not one time has she ever been bitten. She collects them, plays with them, puts them in jars she's never got bitten. After seeing your previous video, I'm convinced that these are the Asian variety. My ranch is in Texas along the Brazos River Valley.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes. I am pretty sure that our native lady bugs don't congregate like that! Funny how some people get bitten...and many like your daughter and me never get bitten.

[@jrnfw4060]

@@natureatyourdoor Maybe some folks don't smell good to them or taste good. The reason the Asians land on people could be due to the body heat humans give off. Having been imported from Asia, they may prefer a warmer environment, and human beings are usually around 98.6F.

[@jeanadams1667]

Back in the 1970s, I was very kindly transporting a lady beetle on my arm, carrying it from inside my house to the outdoors. I was shocked when it bit me. It hurt! I have been leery of them ever since.

[@natureatyourdoor]

oh noooooooooo! unexpected surprise for sure!

[@lailinganay4766]

I'm glad you posted this. I have the tiny scar to prove it. 😂 Native ladybugs are fine. Yes, but Asian ladybugs... totally different story, Yup Yup. 😊

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thanks for sharing!! Yes...a completely different animal!

[@johnraygun9868]

Makes sense, i am 42 and up until 10 years ago i had never been bit by one but the past 10 years ive been bit a lot, kinda confirms the population increase of the Asian. ty for another great video

[@natureatyourdoor]

You are welcome John! Thanks for your support and encouagement

[@rebeccareynolds9646]

So cool!!! Didn’t know there were two types of lady bugs. I’ll be on the lookout know to see what I come around in GA. M or no Ms :)

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes..actually several different species! Let me know what you find!

[@farmgirl3818]

My mother told me they could bite! But i picked'em up anyways! LOL love your channel, keep it up!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes they can Farm Girl!!....I just made a new video correcting that based on my viewer feed back! So glad you love my channel!!! see: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f53SZ4ageJWDmq8 Tell your mom "SHE IS RIGHT!!" And I love interacting with me viewers! Leave a question for me in comments at end of video anytime!

[@sparky6086]

I take a foam paint applicator, a piece of foam on a plastic stick, and knock the lady bugs off my windows and into a cold jar which I'd kept in the freezer. The foam applicator doesn't seem to hurt the lady bugs. Because the jar is cold, the lady bugs slow down and don't try to fly back out, so I can keep the lid off while I knock dozens into the jar, before it begins to get warm. I then put the lid with some small holes in it on the jar, and put it in the refrigerator. I later release them into my garden, where I have some upright small logs with a bunch of 3/8" holes drilled into them as lady bug habitats. Lady bugs (beetles) are great at keeping aphids and spider mites off my tomato plants. Another beneficial garden insect are those small, skinny wasps, I don't know, what they are called, but they kill a lot of hornworms which can be so devastating to a tomato crop. I don't think, that those kind of wasps sting people. At least, I've never been stung by them.

[@williammuse9748]

I can relate to that lady bug bite means you're lucky , lady bug is lucky insect as a shamrock

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! Well, that is good news!!!

[@autumnfragrance6326]

The Asian Lady Bugs are often yellow in color. They also have very poor peripheral vision.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thanks for share Summer!

[@nancywitters4096]

You are so informative. I'm wondering if an insect has a proboscis does it have a nose ?

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi Nancy. Good question. Check out my videos on stink bugs and Assassin bugs for more info on organisms with a proboscis. But to answer question. Insects breath through pores on their sides called spiracles. The have no lungs, instead of a nose to detect odors they use their antennae to pick up odors! BTW ..have you seen my latest? Please check out my most recent update on Pesticide-free Stink Bug deterrents that is based on over 1000 viewer comments on what viewers tried and what WORKED for them! Click: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2XSXmpvpNJlrs0

[@nancywitters4096]

@@natureatyourdoorHow fascinating, and so are you! I have a million other questions but will be saving for later.

[@jrnfw4060]

The volume on this video could stand to be a little louder. Can that be fixed? I have my speakers turned all the way up, but can barely hear parts of this.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thanks for checking in J Rnfw ! Sorry about sound...big learning curve for me! Cant fix it now. If you could... Check the sound on one of my recent videos ..like toads mating part one or two....and let me know if sound is better...i have been working on that! Thank you!

[@sonnetlyric3951]

Loving your channel

[@natureatyourdoor]

awe! Thank you soooooo much Sonnet Lyric. That means so much to me!

[@deblawson1575]

Frank, I just found your channel and I must say I really enjoy your content. So I subscribed. I want to thank you for all the interesting stuff you chat about. Take care and God Bless PS: I like lady bugs😋

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thank you Deb! Welcome to my channel...i hope you will enjoy exploring my content ...building on it every week!

[@Raul28153]

What do these bugs eat? Are they Aphid hunters like native lady bugs? Do their larvae also hunt aphids?

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes. Exactly!

[@bodybuildingABC]

i got bitten by one yesterday. never have i felt this betrayed lol.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! Lol! Right! 😄🥰😂😅🤣

[@M00Nature]

At my North Carolina nature center, we planted milkweeds in our fields to provide larval host plants for monarch butterflies. We noticed that the tiny monarch caterpillars were disappearing quickly after hatching. We had used netting to prevent birds from eating the caterpillars. The only predator we noticed that might have been eating the tiny caterpillars were Asian lady beetles. Have you ever observed lady beetles feeding on small caterpillars, or do they primarily eat aphids?

[@natureatyourdoor]

I have not observed that. But a tiny monarch caterpillar might be as appealing and easy to eat as an aphid. ...very interesting observation! Keep me posted if you learn more!

[@littledabwilldoya9717]

Same here in northern Michigan. I didn’t see any of the monarch caterpillars get over an inch long, and NO chrysalis’😥

[@georgeinangelo6291]

New Sub. Love your channel

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thank you George! This is your official welcome to my channel. Glad you discovered it! Ha...I see you have viewed a number of my videos already...you will see my reply to all your comments! I value my viewers and interacting with them!

[@MrLohatoolvebyte]

I've been bitten by the Asian lady bugs occasionally over the years, always when they seem to get caught up in my clothing. Usually in or around my collar or my shirt sleeves. I learned not to drive with my arm in the open window when I know these things are about. It's hard to call what they do a bite. More like a little annoying pinch. I don't think their mouths are big enough to do any real damage. I don't recall seeing any marks. No residual itch.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes...barely a bite...does freak some people though...alternatively I get trolled for saying they can bite!

[@gomphrena-beautifulflower-8043]

For years, I would scoop up every beetle I could find in the house when they swarmed inside. Thinking they were ladybugs that ate all things bad for plants, I gleefully just put them all on my potted houseplants. Later I learned these were invasive Asian beetles! They tend to clump up in groups of a dozen or more in the corners of our ceilings and, as you noted, around light fixtures (especially fluorescent ones, for some reason). We just vacuum them up and destroy them outside. (Anything invasive is bad for native species and should be controlled or destroyed.) Thanks for your informative videos!

[@natureatyourdoor]

You are welcome and I am glad you discovered my channel!

[@vzd7r2]

The Asian beetles do bite. We've had infestations of them depending on the crops grown around us. While in a T-shirt and shorts if they are swarming, you get bitten. Little bits typically a nuisance, but somewhat hurt.

[@canedewey756]

They definitely pinch, I've been bit by lady bugs and Japanese beetles, both feel about the same, although neither have anything on a milkweed assassin bug bite!

[@teenamillar7013]

Many thanks ❤for your informative fun facts videos 😊

[@natureatyourdoor]

Glad you like them! Thanks for letting me know! I love connecting with viewers! Ask me questions anytime!

[@sneakhyperion9297]

Had one recently chewing a scab on my elbow.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Oh no! Wonder if they found the scab as a protein rich food source! Thanks for sharing this unique obsetvation.

[@SHKAFFF256]

Sounds like a beginning of a horror movie. You came somewhere away from big city on a holiday. And you see that. Same night, you see 10-20 of them around. You think "cute". You wake up at night to drink some water or whatever. Go outside and see about 100 of them flying around a lamp. Next morning you wake up and feel your leg a bit eachy. And you check it and see around 20-50 of them, trying to eat your leg. That's, how it starts.

[@lucideirune1635]

Thanks for letting me know they bite. I am allergic to bug bites and stings so I need to know which bugs to stay away from.

[@natureatyourdoor]

HI Lucide ...sorry about your allergies. Glad I could help.

[@ellentaylor8200]

I love your channel and have a very random question... I was drinking a glass of water and think I just drank a lady beetle. If I drink a shot of tequila will it kill?

[@natureatyourdoor]

oh..... well....can't hurt!

[@christopherscott6435]

I live in central southern PA and when we had a few warm days late last month the ladybugs were so thick outside flying around it just looked like a dark haze. I was working outside and was getting covered with them from landing on me, all of a sudden one landed on my arm arm and bit me about two seconds after touchdown. We vacuum tens of thousands of them out of our attic every few months and have hundreds of them we find downstairs and the only bite I've ever got from them was outside totally unprovoked, definitely not a defensive bite.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi Scott! Thanks for share! Incredible how many you have around your place. Absolutely staggering and scary to me from an ecological standpoint!

[@w2male320]

When i was a kid we went to the hot springs in the pine forests of cali I found a stump covered in ladybugs so i scooped up a whole arm full bunch of bugs. and that was the day I found out ladybugs bite! Awesome video I came here to identify the bad lady bugs.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Smh at those invasive critters!

[@MariaFlores-vu9kb]

Very Good Information!! THANK YOU!!!

[@natureatyourdoor]

You are welcome!

[@brendagreen1524]

I live in Missouri, and I get bit several times every time I go outside. Usually in Sept, Oct. I hate the bite. Try going outside in shorts and tank top to see if you get bit.

[@natureatyourdoor]

I just found our first two...indoors of course...they are getting an early start on coming indoors! 😳

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

Yea they do!!! I replaced a barn roof, in NH, that was full of nests?, in the eaves. We all got bit. Alot.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ouch! And thanks for sharing this first hand info.

[@Mr.Schitzengigglez]

@@natureatyourdoor well, it wasn't as bad as yellowjackets. More akin to deer flies. Thousands of angry deer flies.. Just a lesson I learned, about 25 years ago.

[@garykappes4654]

October 8, 2024 NE Iowa. Most of the soy beans have been harvested with corn soon coming out next. It's been very warm and dry. The Asian beetles are all over the place and myself and my partner have been getting bite a lot. It is so bad I'm mostly staying in the house today.

[@natureatyourdoor]

@garykappes4654 oh gosh! That is really terrible. Thanks for sharing your observations and experiences with me and viewers!

[@michaelgurvitz9310]

Very interesting on England's ladybugs. The harlequin ladybird first arrived in the UK in 2004 and has rapidly become one of the most common ladybirds in the country, particularly in towns and gardens The 1976 drought was English ladybugs. .he hot summer of 1976 saw swarms of ladybirds infesting towns and cities across the UK, with many people reporting being bitten by them. ... But the heat wasn't the only seemingly apocalyptic event to hit Britain that summer. A plague of starving seven-spotted ladybirds besieged villages, towns and cities. Perhaps our native species do the same as a last resort of survival?

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes! I read some of the "Telegraph newspaper articles about that! Crazy to know how these "lady birds" are world wide! I really enjoy connecting with new UK friends! Btw...my dad was a Kiwi!!! New 🇳🇿 ! (And he lived in London for 10 years...i so enjoyed the museum's! )

[@michaelgurvitz9310]

@@natureatyourdoor Thanks for the great knowledge and entymology is a great subject. I grew up in Allentown Pa and moved here to Oxford in 1982. You mentioned you went to college not far.

[@anyascelticcreations]

I've never been bitten by native or Asian lady beetles inside. It was always while I was outside picking mulberries. There were tons of Asian lady beetles all over the mulberries. They were probably eating the bazillions of tiny bugs on the fruit that weren't apparent until the tiny black specks would crawl out as the fruit sat in the buckets while we picked or in bowls on the counter. It seemed to me at the time as though the lady beetles were guarding their food source which we were taking away by picking the fruit. They even seemed to be guarding the whole tree because they would fly over and bite even if I wasn't actively picking at the time but was still right there by the tree. I have seen other insects that were territorial, so I don't doubt that these guys could have been. The bites did hurt. It was similar to a horse fly bite, only not quite as bad. Almost, though. I never noticed a mark left. And my skin didn't itch at all. They didn't seem to be chewing on me or trying to get to my blood. It really just seemed to mean, "Go away!" I never had a native lady bug behave in this way.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Wow! Thanks for detailed share of your experiences with this alien lady bugs! Enriches the channel experience for viewers and I learn soooo much as well! Keep on sharing with us!

[@johnrodgers2171]

I'm here because I was just bitten by a ladybug. Now I know all about ladybugs. This will be useful someday in a random conversation

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha, right? Yes...getting bit by a lady bug is rather startling and unexpected!

[@lizchildersmjfan]

I actually have 3 Asian lady beetles I'm taking care of. And they have never bit or pinched me. I've given them many chances to bite, or pinch me, but they never did bite, or pinch. Given the situation they are in, I don't hurt them, I provide them with food, and water. They are (to me) fun to take care of. I've learned quite a bit about them in the process. I plan on keeping them, and seeing how long they can live when in captivity, being taken care of. Ironically Google said that they only live 2 weeks in captivity, but surprisingly, one of mine made it to 9 weeks. I guess others aren't as persistent in taking care of them as I am. Ladybug, or Asian lady beetles, I love them both.

[@natureatyourdoor]

What are you feeding them. They are predators mostly on Aphids. If they over winter they will need low temperatures to slow metabolism so they can make it to spring on stored energy reserves!

[@lizchildersmjfan]

@@natureatyourdoor I've been feeding them some fruits, veggies, sugar, and bugs. They'll eat certain flies. I'll be looking up more bugs they'll eat.

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@lizchildersmjfan very interesting..if they will take sugar I think you are golden..very interesting experiment...let me know how it goes!

[@sparky6086]

Old school flypaper strips hung from the ceiling or next to the windows, work great against lady bugs. They're coated with just molasses, so there aren't any smelly or harmful chemicals.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Good Idea Sparky! Thanks for sharing with me and our viewers!

[@davidmcquiston6769]

Building swim pools years ago and was bitten regularly by lady bugs. We called them sunburn beetles. Seemed to us anyway that we got bit more when we were hot and perhaps a little sun red.

[@natureatyourdoor]

I am hoping you come across a red eft soon! they are astounding!

[@danceswithpaperhands6221]

Great info. Short video and to the point.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thank you!! 👍😃

[@NorthcoastPatty]

I've been bitten on the chest when one has flown into me. I figured I got bit because it was stunned when it hit me. The bite is slightly irritating. When they deficate on your clothing it leaves a stain. I've noticed their population is way less than it was 10 years ago.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Good news on populations! And yes exudate stains are insideous.

[@randeesreality1]

I’ve had them bite me when outside in the fall when they are swarming. It was October after a corn harvest. Live next to fields in central Illinois. I figured they were angry & looking for a new place to live. Never bit while in the house by them😬

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi Brian...thanks for your interesting observations of you experience. This biting thing is puzzling to me. I believe the newspaper reports in England as well referred to the bugs...biting ..OUTDOORs! Hmmm. Thanks for sharing some more info on what is an interesting mystery to me!

[@amyniemann9564]

I have been bitten more than once in Ohio. Recently we bought a cabin in the Appalachian mountains of SE Tennessee. They are crawling all over my house inside and out. They crawl on me when I’m sleeping, I’m going crazy I have to get them away and out of my home. We have stink bug too. I vacuum them up but they come back. I tried spraying them with white vinegar and water. They don’t like it but they come back. I’m going out of my mind. I have to fix this problem. Help!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ck this video for viewer solutions that work for both! kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2XSXmpvpNJlrs0

[@natureatyourdoor]

And...make this simple light trap tonight! It really works! kzbin.info/www/bejne/lX6lnICKjZKdedU

[@natureatyourdoor]

Please let me know what you did and if it helped and worked for you! I will watch for your reply!

[@mrjmorovis]

A few years ago St Louis had a huge crop of lady bugs. They were on everything. I was sitting in a chair reading outside and started feelings bites on my legs. When I LOKKED DOWN THEY WERE LL OVER MY LEGS> BITING>

[@natureatyourdoor]

Oh no!!! thanks for share. Btw ..I have a brother in ST louis! love the museums, aboretum, and the zoo!

[@carolyneberhart3130]

I live in Ohio and recently I was cutting some plants down and noticed a bug that was attaching itself to the leaves . It looked like it had white spikes where the mouth is . Also looks like a lady bug. I had several bite me as I was cutting down the plants. The bite hurt and I had large red circles from the bite that itched and lasted for 3 weeks.- like an infection. I also found some bugs that were longer (black and yellow) and they seemed like they hatched from the yellow and black bug. I still am wondering what these were. Have to do more research.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes! Now I am curious too! Do you have any photos? Send to [e-mail] !

[@carolyneberhart3130]

@@natureatyourdoor I send some photos to you.

[@deborahstahl5982]

I have indeed been bitten!!! Multiple times!! For some reason they love to winter in every building on my property - house, barn and garage. They swarm by the thousands on the first sunny, warm day after we've had our first heavy frost with a few cold nights in the low 30's (NW PA). I'm expecting the invasion sometime this week 🙁

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yikes! Good luck with that! Will you try the DIY light trap I promoted?

[@deborahstahl5982]

I may. I have made "lantern" traps with white one gallon milk jugs, soapy water in the bottom inch and an electric candle light inverted through the pour spout. They work well and take up less space. I think, however, that the reflective property of the aluminum pan might be more 'attractive' to the beetles (pun intended).

[@litrealred6840]

Thanks! Great information!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thank yo Lit! :-)

[@davekolp4552]

They bite hard, I got about 20 of them 2 weeks ago while putting up my lean-to, and I also learned I'm allergic to them because they really smell. There where so many flying around, it looked like it was snowing.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thanks for sharing your experience and how they can bite. A caution for all!

[@nancywitters4096]

Other than overtaking native lady beetles what harm do Asian lady beetles do? You are fantastic!

[@natureatyourdoor]

Mostly the nuisance indoors. . I had some viewers tell me they have damaged electrical equipment, air conditioners, etc... gathering in such large numbers. They do feed primarily on aphids like our native lady beetles so we can still consider them "beneficial" insects, but I don't like but insects in such categories. I am considered over the loss of our native lady beetles of legend and lore. Thanks for kind words.

[@nancywitters4096]

Okay... Now for a big question! Do insects have feelings and/or personalities? I looked on line seems like not much info or very, very technical.

[@natureatyourdoor]

@@nancywitters4096 well...some one asked me the same yesterday after watching their grandson violently shake a stink bug in a jar! She was worried it felt pain! I am sorry I don't really have a good reply for this other than insects don't really have a brain but a thicking in neurons...not really much their for interpretation of sensory feed back except to respond.

[@nancywitters4096]

@@natureatyourdoor I surely hope someday the scientists will put more emphasis on studying this. I did see there are some who run towards light and the stink bug likes to be warm.

[@nancywitters4096]

I guess those are responses too.

[@germmanator]

We got bit during our workouts outside during their autumn swarm. They must have been hungry/thirsty.

[@natureatyourdoor]

I think so! Sorry about your bites!

[@spacecatboy2962]

i was bit by one years ago and it hurt pretty bad. Also trapped a wood bee in my hands once and it bit me

[@natureatyourdoor]

I am amazed that those tiny jaws can inflict some real biting action!

[@HILLBILLY_HARD]

Imagine that a bee that can chew through wood could also bite ya

[@spacecatboy2962]

@@HILLBILLY_HARD do you know what they call a dead wood bee? .....A has been

[@divingduck9]

i heard they will survive on raisins soaked in water, over the winter inside a well ventilated jar in a warm house

[@natureatyourdoor]

I will have to try..just out of curiosity!

[@TheSkubna]

Got bit by a lady bug in southeast Alaska several years ago. As a kid, it hurt a little but wasn't bad

[@natureatyourdoor]

Oh gosh! In Alaska?

[@petgranny194]

Very informative. Thank you!

[@natureatyourdoor]

You are welcome! And Thank you!

[@venomsorceress]

I find that the bite on the softest tissue of the hands, especially between the fingers.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ack! So strange they bite! Thanks for sharing!

[@mnmcdac4268]

I like these videos 💓💗😊

[@natureatyourdoor]

Awe! Thank you Marrissa Cooper! Your comment bouys my soul and energizes me! Watch the next video and see if that not true! 😄👍

[@tannerrobeson188]

I have these in the house I just purchased, glad to know what I’m dealing with. I thought the yellow stains around the air vents were due to last owners smoking but I’m wondering if it’s a combination of smoke and lady beetle juice

[@natureatyourdoor]

Could be, Tanner. Many of the treatments recommended here will also work on Lady beetles: Please check out my most recent update on Pesticide-free Stink Bug deterrents that is based on over 1000 viewer comments on what viewers tried and what WORKED for them! I hope there are some solutions here that will work for you! Click: kzbin.info/www/bejne/i2XSXmpvpNJlrs0

[@bernieoconnor9350]

When we find a Ladybug in our house in the winter, we put them into our potted plants. This way they get moisture when we water the plants, and we are guessing, they are getting food from the plant itself.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Being strictly carnivores they are not likely gaining nutrition from the plant but in diapause they really don't need to eat...water yes..if temp are cool they may survive the winter indoors.

[@lynettetucker544]

Hi I have 3 lady bug 🐞 in my home the red with black spots and to dark orange ones I am over wintering my pepper plants and they had some acids on them I didn’t see him at first and then in a few days all the leaves loaded with aphids so I took all the leaves off because I didn’t want them to spread to my other plants and let the lady bugs in there I haven’t seen any sense.

[@natureatyourdoor]

You can simply crush the aphids with your fingers on the leaves. I had to do that with milkweed I had for monarchs. It works and plant saves leaves!

[@lynettetucker544]

@@natureatyourdoor ok thanks

[@ayeuplink1428]

I remember coming home from school and there would be at least 100+ on my ceiling, I had no idea they bit, I was in middle school and was like aw lady bugs

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! And I just removed a hundred plus with a vacuum and light trap combo! SMH! The appeared during a brief warm spell.

[@fredhurst2528]

I was bitten a few times when they 1st arrived in my area. They fly down from perches and land on your neck, then you feel a bit of a sting,

[@natureatyourdoor]

Oh gosh Fred! So strange they do that! BAD BUGS!

[@LorrayneHam]

I have experienced bites from them in my garden in the springtime. Never been bit in the house. I think they have to be riled up to bite. Crazy little buggers. By the way, the bite hurts! No lasting effects but ouch.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thanks for sharing your experience Lorrayne....i thought I riled my up...but couldnt get them to bite me. Frankly...i am a little dissapointed!

[@jrnfw4060]

Growing up in a rural area in the 1950s, we had spotless ladybugs that were a dull orange, and Daddy said they DID bite -- don't know what species they were, but he said they would fly into him while he was driving his tractor in the fields, and they would bite him. I would let them crawl on me, because they were fascinating to me, but I never got bitten.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Very very interesting J Rnfw....i don't have a intriduction time frame in my head..,but that is earlier then I expect! Cool story...love learning from our previous gemeration that seemed more in touch with the land then we! Thanks for share!

[@carolynhaney5058]

Thank you for clearing that up about the biting. Our 5 year old is terrified of any kind of bug. Our bedroom has been invaded by these beetles and one landed on her hand I’ve never seen anyone jump out of a bed and run that fast in my life!! 🤣 I couldn’t help but laugh, bless her heart. I will be more vigil about making sure they aren’t in our bedroom now that I know they do bite. Thank you for the info and I love your videos.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi Carolyn Haney. I am so sorry for your 5 year old. I think it is important to feel safe in your own room! right? Thanks for kind words about my videos. I really am so energized by my viewer comments. My channel is about individual viewers and really interactions! Please know you can check in with me and ask questions anytime!

[@skeeter197140]

I learned that they bite while removing trim from a window on a 100 year old house. I was on a ladder leaned against the house on the 3rd floor. I started seeing ladybugs, and thought "awww....how cute", followed by me yelling and coming down from the ladder as fast as I could. Of course the homeowner said that ladybugs don't bite. I told her that I thought the same thing not 10 minutes earlier.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Right? Very surprising. Thanks for share!

[@SHKAFFF256]

Exactly! I found out few years ago. They were actually attacking me! It was funny, annoying and weird at same time. Because, I didn't expect that!🤣 I thought, it's someone else, who was doing that, but there was nobody else. Luckily, it's not as painful. It's a bit worse, than mosquito, but they don't inject, but only oinch you.😮

[@natureatyourdoor]

Crazy isn't it!

[@clestemanning6357]

YES I'VE BEEN BITTEN AT LEAST 100 TIMES DURING THE SUMMER/SPRING MONTHS HERE IN VERMONT. THE BITE REALLY HURTS IT BURNS AND STINGS. IVE GOT PERMANENT SCARS , I HAVE EVERYTHING TO STAY AWAY FROM THEM & STILL THEY FIND A TINY OPENING TO GET INTO MY BED N BITE. I HAVE A VERY HIGH THRESHOLD FOR PAIN BUT THESE THINGS HURT. THANK YOU FOR DOING THE VIDEO ON THIS SUBJECT. (ALL CAPS AS IAM LEGALLY BLIND)

[@natureatyourdoor]

Ha! Lol..at first I thought you were yelling at me ! Lol! 😉 yes..i have been corrected by viewers re: the biting! Please check out my apology tour video: kzbin.info/www/bejne/f53SZ4ageJWDmq8 called Lady bugs bite?

[@65bug519]

The few times I thought I had been bitten by one I wondered if it was a bite or just a claw digging in.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hi 65bug519...yes I read something that they may also be simply pinching with their legs.

[@childesinthev.761]

We've been having some of those over the last years here too (center-western France), likewise the result of runaway natural pest control attempts, one must have crawled inside the bed sheets and bit me last month, didn't leave a mark at all and wasn't all that painful, just so suprising when the native ones never did that as far as I remember.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thanks for your share! It is mind boggling for me to think from my location in far southwest corner of the state of Virginia...that the very same invasive is in center western France! And yes...I dont believe our beloved natives of lore and legend ever bit!

[@marckirby7356]

I just got bit by one. Didn't think they could bite. Felt a sharp pain like an ant bite on my arm then seen a lady bug on me. Small raised red bump.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Amazing that some bite people!!! Ack!

[@johnsimon2988]

Hi Frank, BTW you've beautiful house. I grew up in Florida in the 60s-70s. There were LOTS of all types of insects. Being a silly kid I got occasionally pinched (what I felt) by ladybugs and I didn't notice which species being a silly kid, but were probably the Asian species. Now fire ants {shudder} are beasties that are fierce and their sting was much worse than their pinch. Peace.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Thanks, actually designed the house on a piece of graph paper and brought that to building inspector and got a permit and built it myself. Insects..except fire ants are fascinating! Lol!

[@jblob8688]

Boy do they bite! When they swarm in the fall, we don't go near the swarms or we get multible bites and they hurt. One time we were having a contractor put in a new window and storm windows at all the other windows. I thought he was going to leave because of the bugs. Sorry, beetles. He was a "macho man" type too but didn't like this at all and wanted to get out of there. I wonder if their biting is related to the swarming and I wonder what the point of the swarming is in the fall that might lead to the biting .

[@natureatyourdoor]

The biting thing remains a mystery to me J! Interesting share about the swarming..I will have to look into that further. Thanks for share!

[@johngray9669]

I had a lot of them in my house for about a week. Thanks to this video I know that they are Asian Lady Beetles. I was bitten twice. I wonder if they are hiding in my walls now.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Hey John Gray.... tell me more about the bite if you can...did it leave a mark? was it a bite or pinch by their legs... when did they do it ...do they just fly up and land on you an bite like a black fly would. I am still trying to understand this real and distressing phemomena! Thanks.

[@claudiasmigelski1528]

Thanks for the update ! I thought they bit me before !

[@natureatyourdoor]

You are welcome Claudia. I was very surprised myself. and actually, a little disappointed I was unable to get them to bite me!

[@bambibarnett6052]

I got bit twice on the neck & it was a strong bite! 1 was inside & 1 outside my home. Ever since then, I’m done w/them. I kill every one of these when I can reach them. They also sound loud when they’re flying by you.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Sorry to here you are a lady beetle victim!! Thanks for sharing your experience!

[@ManuelMartinez-pd9sj]

I got bite by a lady bug larva the other day. No mark left and pain was minimal less than mosquito.

[@natureatyourdoor]

That is a good description. Thanks for sharing!

[@rattlesnakehaven]

I was so startled the first time one bit me. The bite was just a little prickle, but odd because the beetle had just landed on me and was walking on me, so shouldn't have felt threatened. Figured she must have been interested in something on my skin.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes... I am wondering if they are out of diapause and starving or dehydrated and trying to find more nutrition or moisture. When are we going rattlesnaking together?

[@rattlesnakehaven]

@@natureatyourdoor Unfortunately we live 3000 miles apart, so it might be tricky!

[@rattlesnakehaven]

@@natureatyourdoor Without knowing too much about them, I kinda wondered if it was comparable to puddling.

[@amandastakeonit7402]

I have only known them as ladybugs. I have never heard of ours biting. In all my life or that of people that I have talked about ladybugs and gardening etc, no one has said that they have been bitten and when brought up they say, they don't bite.

[@amandastakeonit7402]

Yes, thank you I learned a few things and found the video to be interesting.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yes.. our beloved native lady bugs of lore and legend don't bite. This new invasive is not like our lady bugs at all!!!

[@jackinthegreen5178]

I thought it was my imagination when in summer, the beetle would land on the back of my neck---I have pretty thick skin from doing manual work for six decades but noticed a slight, but not slight enough so that when I was bitten, I could feel it as a VERY tiny pinch--but significant enough that I would immediately reach around and remove the little bugger---surprised that it was indeed a Lady 'Beetle. that had done it!

[@natureatyourdoor]

I know right. It is not much of a bite for most...but certainly SURPRISING!

[@kevintsetse8440]

I was riding my motorcycle today and wearing fingerless gloves... A ladybug got caught in the end of the thumb on the gloves and it felt like a sting. It's like 3 hours after the fact and my thumb is very stiff and slightly swollen. Asian Lady Beetle ,I assume

[@natureatyourdoor]

ack. yes. I have an old yamaha vstar classic I enjoy. I hate getting stung riding...I try to keep covered up even when warm.

[@brenda-leeoverholt7038]

I have got bitten as well when I was outside a few years back. Then I found out it was a Asian ladybug.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Yup. That is the Asian Lady bug.

[@Freddiecat56]

When they land on you and you try to swat them they bite damn near every single time, I live on a lake every year for the last 20 yrs we get bit, we have family get togethers and they are shocked when they get bite by ladybugs, I don’t know why we have so many around but neighbors have the same experience! I would give anything to have your non biting brand !

[@natureatyourdoor]

Gosh Ernest.... this biting thing is such a mystery.... why I couldnt get them to bite me while others experience it freely... is it a variation, is it a lack of food, lack of water...shear numbers that drive them...what a mystery.

[@Cemhta]

Ive played with ladybugs my whole life and today was the first time one bit me, but it was a very strange experience. There were two ladybugs lying on a plant (separately) and I wanted to see what would happen if I grabbed them both in my hand. My guess is the first one I grabbed was a male because it was smaller and calmer(also it was orange, not red), but as soon as I approached the other ladybug with the male one in my hand it "jumped" and clinged to my index finger (the other ladybug flew away after the female jumped and "attacked" me). At first I didn't know what was happening I just felt like being poked with an eyebrow tweezer but very gently and then i saw the ladybug, she was really trying to bit me as hard as she could. And she was kinda crazy, I even had to pull her a little bit to get her back into the plant and she was walking fast, like crazy, not in a slow or calm pace like they usually do... It was pretty interesting.

[@natureatyourdoor]

Fascinating! Thanks for sharing your observations!

[@Kizzmit5]

I'm wondering if the females are the biters or just more aggressive.