Bill who putters wrote:
In article ,
"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

Bill who putters wrote:
We have a few that live here. The ladybug is common.

Not all ladybugs are beneficial. Some are carnivores and hunt
insects. Some are herbivores and hunt plants you might want to keep.
It pays to know the species that are found in your area and deal
with them accordingly.

David

I heard something about this some where. Seems some NEW lady bugs are
not desirable .

Id hazard a guess it is the Asian lady bugs.

http://www.google.com/search?client=...s&ie=UTF-8&oe=
UTF-8
Read about your snail killers but wonder why not permitted in some
locals.

All mine are locals that I try to protect. The purchase of Mantis
new to me but the locals seem to have died out due to habitat loss.
They seem to like what I'd call good pheasant cover. Weeds about 2
to 3 foot high.

The one I was thinking of is the 28 spot ladybird:

http://www.ozanimals.com/Insect/Twen...opunctata.html

Although there are some similar species of the same genus that eat plants.

Possibly it is not found in North America and Europe, one reference suggests
the range is India, Pakistan, China, Japan, SE Asia and Oceania.

David