Asian Lady Beetle (or Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle)

Found in gardens, orchards, agricultural fields, and frequently inside homes during cold weather.

Mainly aphids and other soft-bodied insects like scale insects and psyllids.

Active during the day; notable for their tendency to congregate in large numbers on buildings and enter homes for overwintering. They exhibit incomplete metamorphosis: egg, larva, pupa, and adult.

Benefits: Highly effective natural pest control in gardens and farms. Risks: Can become a nuisance pest indoors; may bite and can release a yellowish, foul-smelling fluid (reflex bleeding) that stains surfaces and can cause allergic reactions in some people.