A year or two ago, one warm, Fall Sunday afternoon, Himself and I were at III just piddling around when we realized that we were under attack by Japanese Beetles! They were flying through the air by the hundreds. No, it must have been . . . by the thousands! We were being covered by Japanese Beetles -- and bitten! Ouch! They hurt! It was awful! There was no escaping the mean little bugs. We packed up and left. We deserted our post!
This Saturday afternoon was reminiscent of that that day. There were hundreds of the Lady Bug lookalikes starting to gather. We were being attacked and bitten, although not as bad as that other time. Since we had Audri with us and were going to stay overnight at Too anyway, we packed up and left. We vamoosed . . . and let nature run it's course.
Oh, I do NOT like it when I'm wrong. I guess those darn little things don't really bite. It is just their little legs checking us out to see if we are eatable or not. Well, just let me say, it still feels like a bite!
I had one of these beetles crawling around on my arm, and I think it bit me. Do they all bite?
Some bite, most do not. Sometimes the Asian lady beetles bite skin, but often this stinging sensation is actually caused by small spurs on the beetle's legs pricking skin as they move and evaluate whether or not the skin is a food source. The beetle does not carry disease nor does it have any toxin associated with its mouthparts. In most cases, the pain is short lived. If the bite concerns you, apply antiseptic to the site.
