Seven-spotted Lady Beetle, Ladybug, Ladybird
Coccinella septempunctata
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This bug has been reportedly found in the following regions:
Boaz, Alabama
Montgomery, Alabama
Mc Neal, Arizona
Phoenix, Arizona(2 reports)
Barling, Arkansas
Deer, Arkansas
Mission Viejo, California
Trinidad, Colorado
Lakeland, Florida
Algonquin, Illinois
Washington, Illinois
Yale, Iowa
Olathe, Kansas
Ottawa, Kansas
Ewing, Kentucky
Hebron, Kentucky
Skowhegan, Maine
Weaverville, North Carolina
Belfield, North Dakota
Dayton, Ohio
Lebanon, Ohio
Grenoble, Rhône-Alpes
Lebanon, Tennessee
Fort Worth, Texas
Houston, Texas
Huffman, Texas
Irving, Texas
Lewisville, Texas
Wichita Falls, Texas
Bremerton, Washington
Sequim, Washington
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Chillybean
Make conditions favorable to native species, and you should not have to purchase insects from other parts of the world. If you must release lady beetles to control pests in your garden, look for companies that carry insects already belonging to your continent, instead of adding to the problem. Let us work to not make the same mistakes as earlier generations did. Think Starling, Pigeons, Asian Ladybeetles...
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Xenomorf
This, the seven-spotted lady beetle, is one of the two most common Ladybugs that were introduced in the 1970's in the USA.
Very beneficial to the garden, munching on aphids. Extra ladybugs for your garden can be purchased.