Asian Lady Beetle

Natural Habitat

Found globally in many habitats including gardens, agricultural fields, forests, and often inside human dwellings during the winter.

Diet & Feeding

Primarily predatory, feeding on aphids and other soft-bodied insects like scale insects, though they can occasionally eat plant nectar and pollen.

Behavior Patterns

An invasive species in many regions, they are known for congregating in large numbers on sun-exposed surfaces and entering buildings for overwintering; they have a multi-stage life cycle consisting of egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

Risks & Benefits

Benefits include natural pest control of aphids. Risks include being a nuisance when they swarm indoors; they can secrete a yellow, staining reflexive fluid when threatened and can occasionally bite humans, though they are not venomous.

Identified on: 5/21/2026