Should I kill ladybugs?

[The Stigenator]

no.. ladybugs are healthy to have along with earthworms

 

[Eli]

The thing is they are not Ladybugs but those asian beetles and those are pests and they even damage crops instead of helping them, not to mention they even eat regular ladybugs.

What are you talking about? Those look like every ladybug I've ever seen in my life.

There are thousands of types of ladybugs, they all eat aphids. If it looks like that, it is a ladybug.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae

That includes your supposed "pest" variety.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harmonia_axyridis

In addition to its household pest status, it has been reported to be a minor agricultural pest (contaminating crops of tender fruits and grapes)[5] in Iowa, Ohio, New York State, and Ontario[3]. The contamination of grapes by this beetle has been found to alter the taste of wine[6].

Yes, such an agricultural pest......

 

[BoomerD]

No, if you have access to 1000s of them, you can sell them. I heard of people going to where the Ladybugs breed and vacuuming them up into special vacuum. Then you can sell them to plant stores and stuff b/c people buy them to keep other pests like aphids away. $$$

Yep. I've bought ladybugs and preying mantii (mantises?) for my garden a few times over the years.

 

[Ruptga]

I don't kill them unless they're trying to take over indoors, same with spiders.

 

[spidey07]

Send every one you have to me please. I've got an aphid problem and could use a few shovels of them.

 

[fantolay]

They are so annoying. They just came back to my house and they are able to find some way to get in THROUGH or AROUND the screens in the windows.