CMP Review 2025-05-16

May 16, 2025

Do you see many Asian beetles where you live? We have lots here in southern Manitoba. One way to differentiate them from ladybugs is that Asian beetles have a black M on the white of their head (well, technically, on their pronotum of their thorax). Whereas regular lady bugs don’t have that M. And, well, Asian beetles often bite, whereas ladybugs don’t tend to be biters.

While we’re at it, what do you call ladybugs? Ladybirds? Other interesting local names?

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