Asian lady beetle
noun
variants
or less commonly Asian ladybug
: multicolored asian lady beetle
The yellow to dark-orange Asian lady beetle is invading Northeast Ohio homes by the hundreds, even thousands, slipping through the smallest cracks, swarming around doors and windows, looking for warmth.—
Debbi Snook, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), 17 Oct. 2001
Debbi Snook, Plain Dealer (Cleveland, Ohio), 17 Oct. 2001An unforeseen consequence of the Asian ladybug's importation is that the insect has a habit of swarming on—and in—homes …—Mary Esch, Washington Post, 5 Oct. 2008
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“Asian lady beetle.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Asian%20lady%20beetle. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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