Does anyone know if they bite? If so, is it dangerous or not? My tree is loaded with them even now. We have the Bag-O-Bugs and they trap a lot. We've changed the bags 4 times. I had one in my hair and thought I got it out but it got onto my shirt. I don't know if I scratched myself or if it bit me. Can anyone answer?
No they do not bite humans. There is no known health related problem with these guys (or ladys I should say) Look up Harmonia Axyridis (Asian lady beetle) or Ladybug. They are on your tree eating aphids, mealybugs, mites and their eggs or some other soft bodied insect that is probably damaging your tree. Your tree is lucky to have them. Your main concrn will be this fall when they are looking for a place to overwinter. How far away is the tree from the house? Liquid soap in water mixed one "squirt" per gallon will kill them if need be.
Hey Patd904 Dont listen to a word getagrip had to say because they seriously need to "get a grip" In America it is a Japanese Beetles are aserious pest to rose bushes, grapes, canna, crape myrtles, and many other plants. Japanese beetle adults are aapproximately 3/8 inches in length. The front of the beetle is dark metallic green. Its wing covers are a metalic dark tan. No they do not bite humans so in that respect you have nothing to worry about but left unchecked they will decimate your plants, grass, trees, and vegetables.
Both as adults and as grubs (the larval stage), Japanese beetles are destructive plant pests. Adults feed on the foliage and fruits of several hundred species of fruit trees, ornamental trees, shrubs, vines, and field and vegetable crops. Adults leave behind skeletonized leaves and large, irregular holes in leaves. The grubs develop in the soil, feeding on the roots of various plants and grasses and often destroying turf in lawns, parks, golf courses, and pastures.
Today, the Japanese beetle is the most widespread turf-grass pest in the United States. Efforts to control the larval and adult stages are estimated to cost more than $460 million a year. Losses attributable to the larval stage alone have been estimated at $234 million per year--$78 million for control costs and an additional $156 million for replacement of damaged turf.
So if as you said your tree is loaded with them right now. I imagine by now you've noticed that most if not all your leaves have been eaten and your tree is most likely not doing well. Ask your local home depot or hardware store for the necessary chemicals and how to apply to treat your infestation as they are quite hard to get rid of and seem to be getting worse every year. And getagrip. Why don't you try reading a litte closer what the person is asking as your talking about a LADYBUG!!! This topic is about JAPANESE BEETLES. Hopefully the person did not listen to your ridiculous advice as I'm sure they watched their tree being literally stripped of all its leaves by the beatle voracious appetite and went elsewhere to get better advice.
Wow...someone missed their anger management class this week. Or are there no more refills on your pills? The question was do they bite?..If you hang around this site long enough and I hope you do you will find a lot mistakes. Maybe with your wisdom we can correct them. Oh I read the same web site you quoted. Thanks.
Um getagrip the question was do they bite... and um no ladybugs dont...and in this instance either do japanese beetles thankfully because if they did he still would not have know from your response...Did you not take your geratol, ginkoba maybe, the question wasnt about ladybugs either. lol as well there were quotes from 3 sites not just the one you referred to. As to anger management there are very few things that anger me. Now incompetance, that annoys me, and the possible repercusions it has to other people, as not doing anything to get rid of, what you call them, oh yeah "little ladies" may have cost him/her their tree and any number of other plants, shrubs, or vegetables he/she may have had. And um considering you said "Look up Harmonia Axyridis (Asian lady beetle) or Ladybug" I assume you too use the web, as its a good source of information, for those who first listen and understand what they are searching for. I only reponded since you felt the need to um vindicate yourself. Poorly... I may add.
LOL LOL So do you go all over the world correcting incompetence or just sit in front of your computer?
Ouch, on both sides. Let's keep it civil.
ZZZZZZZZZZ Wha? Me? Civil?
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