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Just discovered a few Chilocorus kuwanae ladybugs in my yard (long island, NY) and read up on them and they dont seem to be too commonly found in the U.S. From what I read they were introduced by the USDA from Korea to eat a type of invasive scale insect here and they did a great job so far.
Can anyone tell me more about them, are they endangered/rare? I just informed the Lost Ladybug Project at Cornell University of my find and sent a photo of it. They made the i.d. as Chilocorus kuwanae ,and they said I was the first person this year in the U.S. to find any, so I assume they arent abundant.
I feel proud cause growing up people thought liking insects was dumb and sports were life (for guys), but now, liking insects is proving to be helpful for everyone!.
Can anyone tell me more about them, are they endangered/rare? I just informed the Lost Ladybug Project at Cornell University of my find and sent a photo of it. They made the i.d. as Chilocorus kuwanae ,and they said I was the first person this year in the U.S. to find any, so I assume they arent abundant.
I feel proud cause growing up people thought liking insects was dumb and sports were life (for guys), but now, liking insects is proving to be helpful for everyone!.