"Fake ladybugs"

False beetles in ladybug dress

• The wrong one Ladybug, also known as the harlequin beetle, gained notoriety a few years ago when it invaded Germany. Since then it has become indispensable - especially not on our room walls.
• The harlequin beetle actually belongs to the ladybird family - but is more native to Japan and China.
• In contrast to the rather small European ladybirds, they become six to seven millimeters wide. While the European ladybug tends to be light red to dark red, the harlequin beetle has a variety of colors, ranging from light yellow to dark red.
• These Beetle have significantly more black spots than the European ladybird - sometimes so many that the beetle looks like it has red spots on a black shell.
• You can easily recognize harlequin beetles by their smell. The Asian beetle gives off an unpleasant odor when it feels threatened.
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Fight Asian ladybugs in the home

• In contrast to the European ladybird, the Asian variant very often seeks refuge in the apartments - mostly for the winter, but sometimes also for the whole summer.
• Since nobody wants to live in an apartment with these fellows, many are looking for a way to combat it without causing mass death.
• The only thing that really helps here is patience. Take a hand brush and shovel resp. Broom and shovel and sweep the beetles on the shovel and carry them outside. Also check whether there are still bugs between the window frames or in cracks.
• To avoid recurrence, you should keep windows closed during the day and only ventilate at night.
• Repair cracks in walls and facades and install fly screens. How to avoid new ladybugs in your home.