MICHIGAN, USA — Small, orange-red beetles are taking over homes all across West Michigan. No, they aren’t native ladybugs. They’re Asian Lady Beetles.
It’s hard to see the difference between native ladybugs and invasive Asian Lady Beetles according to Erin Biggs, a forest entomologist with the Michigan Department of Natural Resources – Forest Resources Division.
“They have a lot of the same functions ecologically, but we really notice the Asian Lady Beetle this time of the year.”…