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Old 02-04-2023, 02:52 PM   #3
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The above link, in post #2 may not be the type of "Japanese beetle" that you have. There is another type, called the Japanese Lady Beetle that looks very similar to the "good lady bug" that we used to turn loose on rose bushes to eat the aphids. This new "Japanese Lady Beetle" is a huge problem in many areas east of the Mississippi River and is migrating further west each season. We found them in our fifth wheel, they invaded the southern side of our house 2 years ago and "wintered under the siding". Last year I sprayed the entire house with insecticide and they did not nest here this winter.

They are much hardier (if that's a word) than ladybugs and are easily identifiable as being more "tan than red"....

https://www.familyhandyman.com/artic...n-lady-beetle/
https://extension.umn.edu/nuisance-i...n-lady-beetles
https://www.southernliving.com/garde...an-lady-beetle
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