Ornate checkered beetles, Trichoda ornatus, are bright, conspicuous and tolerant of humans, so they are easily found and fun to watch. They are indeed ornate, with metallic blue-black backgrounds, ...

When David called me out to the kitchen a few days ago I didn't expect to see a black and yellow beetle crawling around the sink. In the summer finding an insect in the house is normal, but it ...

More to the point, unlike red ladybugs, yellow ladybugs will try to sneak indoors to find shelter through winter months. Here’s the scoop on the yellow beetles: the good, the bad and the yucky.

While native ladybugs are true red, Asian lady beetles come in a variety of colors, including red, yellow, orange, and, rarely, black. Asian lady beetles have oval bodies, in contrast to the round ...

The beetles' large red and black bodies contrast with the yellow and green colors of the bushes, Gouge said. "They rapidly defoliate the flowers if they are out in full force," she said.