Entomologist says Asian lady beetles have more bite than traditional ladybugs
WINNIPEG — Ladybugs are usually thought of as one of the cuter insects, but there’s a new type emerging in Canada that has a bit more of a bite.
Health Canada says Asian lady beetles were brought to North America in the 1970s to control crop-eating insects.
But Winnipeg entomologist Taz Stuart tells CTV News that unlike ladybugs native to North American, the lady beetle has teeth.
According to Health Canada, Asian lady beetles do not transmit disease, and can range from mustard yellow to dark reddish orange with spots or no spots at all.