First, it was spotted lanternflies. Now, it's the Asian lady beetle - WTAE Pittsburgh

ALWAYS THIS TIME OF YEAR, YOU COULD CALL IT LADYBUGS GIVING OR PERHAPS BUG A WHEN YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THEM AROUND YOUR HOUSE A LOT MORE. NOW THAT WE ARE HEADING INTO THE COLDER MONTHS. AND NO, I’M NOT TALKING ABOUT THE SPOTTED LANTERNFLY, BUT THE ASIAN LADY BEETLE OR THE THINGS THAT LOOK LIKE LADYBUGS. AS WE’RE HERE AT THE CARNEGIE MUSEUM OF NATURAL HISTORY, SPEAKING WITH A LOCAL ENTOMOLOGIST ABOUT IF THIS IS GOING TO BE AN ISSUE FOR US HERE IN PITTSBURGH, FIRST IT WAS A SPOTTED LANTERNFLY AND NOW THE ASIAN LADY BEETLE. SO ARE THEY A CONCERN? THEY’RE TRYING TO SAY THAT THESE ASIAN BEETLES, THE LADY BEETLES, ARE THE NEW SPOTTED LANTERNFLY. IS THERE ANY TRUTH TO THAT? I WOULD SAY ABSOLUTELY NOT. THEY’VE BEEN AROUND FOR A LONG TIME. THEY’VE I MEAN, THEY’VE BEEN HANGING OUT FOR DECADES. AND EVERY FALL WE GET THE CALLS AND THE EMAILS THAT SAY, HELP, MY HOUSE IS BEING SWARMED BY LADY BUGS. WHAT DO I DO? THE ANSWER IS THEY JUST WANT TO OVERWINTER. AINSLEY SEAGO IS AN ASSOCIATE CURATOR OF INVERTEBRATE ZOOLOGY WITH AN EXPERTISE IN BEETLES. STUDY THE HARMONIA AXYRIDIS OR ASIAN LADY BEETLE LOOKS FOR HIGH ROCKY OUTCROPS IN THEIR NATIVE HABITAT OF ASIA. IN PITTSBURGH, THEY’RE FAR MORE ATTRACTED TO YOUR HOME HERE IN AN URBAN ENVIRONMENT, INSTEAD OF HIGH, ROCKY OUTCROPS, WHAT THEY SEE IS LIGHT COLORED BUILDINGS. SO IF YOU’VE GOT A BIG LIGHT COLORED HOUSE THAT REALLY STANDS OUT AGAINST ITS BACKDROP, THEY’RE GOING TO SEE THAT FROM A LONG WAY AWAY AND GO, AWESOME. HEY, GUYS, LET’S ALL GO HANG OUT OVER THERE AND SUDDENLY YOUR HOUSE HAS 10,000 LADYBUGS WALKING AROUND ON IT. THERE ARE HUMANE WAYS TO GET RID OF THESE BEETLES FROM YOUR HOME, SEAGO SAYS SINCE THEY ARE BEETLES, THEY DO HAVE NATURAL BODY ARMOR, SO YOU CAN SIMPLY USE A SHOP-VAC WITH A FILTER ON IT AND RELEASE THEM BACK OUTSIDE WHEN DONE. WE HAVE SPOKEN TO THE LOCAL EXPERT WHO SAYS THIS IS NOT THE NEXT SPOTTED LANTERNFLY SIMPLY A SEASONAL BEETLE THAT YOU’LL BE SEEING A LOT MORE OF DURING THE COLDER MONTHS. SO JUST A HEADS UP THERE. BUT THIS IS NOT OUT OF THE ORDINARY. FR

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First, it was spotted lanternflies. Now, it's the Asian lady beetle

As weather turns colder, more beetles seen around Pittsburgh area

You have probably seen them around your house a lot more now that we're heading into the colder months.No, not the spotted lanternfly. The Asian lady beetle."Everyone notices them this time of year. You can call it 'Ladybugs-giving' or 'Bug-oween,'" said Dr. Ainsley Seago, an entomologist at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.But are they a concern?Seago, the museum's associate curator of invertebrate zoology, is a beetle expert and says the Asian lady beetles are not the next spotted lanternflies, even though they are an invasive species.The Asian lady beetle has been around for a long time — decades — yet, every fall, Seago gets calls and emails saying someone's house is swarmed by ladybugs and asking what to do.The answer is, they just want to overcome the winter.The Harmonia axyridis, or Asian lady beetle, looks for high rocky outcrops in their native habitat of Asia. In Pittsburgh, they're far more attracted to your home."Here in an urban environment, instead of high rocky outcrops, what they see is light-colored buildings," Seago said. "So, if you've got a big, light-colored house that really stands out against its backdrop, they're going to see that from a long way away and go, 'Awesome. Hey guys, let's all go hang out over there,' and suddenly your house has 10,000 ladybugs walking around in it."There are humane ways to get rid of these beetles from your home.Seago says since they are beetles, they have natural body armor, so you can simply use a shop vac with a filter on it and release them back outside when done.So, no need to be concerned. The Asian lady beetles are simply seasonal, and you will be seeing a lot more of them as we head closer to winter.

PITTSBURGH —

You have probably seen them around your house a lot more now that we're heading into the colder months.

No, not the spotted lanternfly. The Asian lady beetle.

"Everyone notices them this time of year. You can call it 'Ladybugs-giving' or 'Bug-oween,'" said Dr. Ainsley Seago, an entomologist at the Carnegie Museum of Natural History.

But are they a concern?

Seago, the museum's associate curator of invertebrate zoology, is a beetle expert and says the Asian lady beetles are not the next spotted lanternflies, even though they are an invasive species.

The Asian lady beetle has been around for a long time — decades — yet, every fall, Seago gets calls and emails saying someone's house is swarmed by ladybugs and asking what to do.

The answer is, they just want to overcome the winter.

The Harmonia axyridis, or Asian lady beetle, looks for high rocky outcrops in their native habitat of Asia. In Pittsburgh, they're far more attracted to your home.

"Here in an urban environment, instead of high rocky outcrops, what they see is light-colored buildings," Seago said. "So, if you've got a big, light-colored house that really stands out against its backdrop, they're going to see that from a long way away and go, 'Awesome. Hey guys, let's all go hang out over there,' and suddenly your house has 10,000 ladybugs walking around in it."

There are humane ways to get rid of these beetles from your home.

Seago says since they are beetles, they have natural body armor, so you can simply use a shop vac with a filter on it and release them back outside when done.

So, no need to be concerned. The Asian lady beetles are simply seasonal, and you will be seeing a lot more of them as we head closer to winter.

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