Bug FAQMicro Lady Beetle
Microweisea misella · Order: Coleoptera · Family: Coccinellidae
The micro lady beetle is a very small, dark beetle about 1 to 1.5 mm long. It feeds on scale insects (Diaspididae) that infest blueberries and other shrubs and trees.
Source: Wikipedia
How to recognize it
The beetle is darkly colored and very small, about 1 to 1.5 mm long.
Source: Wikipedia
Size
Adults measure roughly 1 to 1.5 mm in length.
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Where it comes from
The species is native to North America.
Source: Wikipedia
Where it is found in the US
Recorded in 19 of 51 states and DC. Most records: Kansas, Illinois, Indiana, New Jersey, New York, Virginia, Massachusetts, Idaho.
Darker = more records. Counts are museum and citizen-science records, not population size.
Source: GBIF
Status: native in North America; native in Canada. Source: iNaturalist
Months it is reported in the US
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Questions people ask
What does the micro lady beetle eat?
It feeds on scale insects (Diaspididae) that infest blueberries and other shrubs and trees.
Source: Wikipedia
Same family (Coccinellidae)
Sources
- Wikipedia: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Microweisea_misella
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