“You can spot Japanese beetles with a naked eye,” says Bell. “The beetles are usually brownish across the back with a black-colored head and legs. There are white spots around the edges of ...

Most, but not all, Asian lady beetles have black spots on their wing covers ... “W” (depending on which way you look at it) in the white area between the head and the thorax.

Along each side of their bodies, under the wing shields, Japanese beetles have tiny patches of white hair that look like spots or stripes from a distance. This helps distinguish them from other ...

Asian lady beetles have more white markings in general, including larger cheeks and an M shape where the head meets the body. Another red and black bug that could wreak havoc in your garden is the ...

Japanese beetles are about 5/16 to 7/16-inches long and have metallic green bodies with coppery-brown wing covers. A row of white tufts protrude from under the wing covers on each side of the body.

black walnut and some maple trees. Jonathan Larson, an entomologist at the University of Kentucky, knows them well. He also appreciates how deeply gardeners despise them. Japanese beetles can ...

The multicolored Asian lady beetle, a native of Asia can appear red, orange or tan and usually has a black "M" or "W" shaped marking on the white area behind their heads, while ladybugs lack that ...

Asian lady beetles usually have a black "M" or "W" marking on the white area behind their heads, while ladybugs lack this marking, according to the University of Kentucky College of Agriculture.

Are Asian lady beetles harmful to humans ... Ladybugs have entirely black heads except for two white spots on the side that look like eyes. Lady beetles have those same white spots and a white ...