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Lady Bug, Mexican Bean Beelte or something else?

14 years ago

Anyone know? How can you tell them apart? All my Googling just gives me conflicting answers. A guide will tell ways to tell them apart and then the bug has the signs of neither... All I know is I have quite a few of these things on my peppers and okra, some have dots, some don't, some have what looks like a dot or two that got smeared when it was still 'wet'. With the exception of a couple of deep red ones, all are this orangish-bronzish color.

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jean001a
14 years ago
Asian lady beetles.

To differentiate from Mexican bean beetle, observe their eating habits. Mexican bean beetles eat plant material/leaves, lady beetles eat aphids.
IAmSupernova
Original Author
14 years ago
I haven't been able to catch a single one eating, that was my first thought.. I've been trying to figure out what these are for a couple weeks now. But thanks.
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jean001a
14 years ago
Here are many pictures of Mexican bean beetles. Notice that the first section behind the head is plain -- that is no markings.
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&sugexp=les%3B&cp=14&gs_id=6d&xhr=t&q=mexican+bean+beetle&newwindow=1&bav=on.2,or.r_gc.r_pw.r_qf.&biw=819&bih=451&um=1&ie=UTF-8&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=buRfULfGPKWViQKP04CwCg

Your beetles have a "W" on the first section behind the head. That W-mark is characteristic of Asian lady beetles.

Stop worrying & be happy.

Here is a link that might be useful: Mexican bean beetles

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