Can beetles fly to different countries?

I don’t think they know about our imaginary borders

I’m sure that there are beetles in Northern NY State that ignore the border police on their way into Canada.

The tend to travel on trees or on ships.

No doubt thousands of beetles crawl between the US and Mexico every day. Not sure about the ones that fly.

I’m thinking he meant continents, not countries… as countries is a human concept.

I am thinking probably not. Not unless there is land they can find food.

Most insects don’t live long enough to make major migrations elsewhere. Between a relatively short life span and predators like birds and bats, they wouldn’t last long. Some species, like Ladybird beetles can live, in adult form, up to a year with a winter hibernation period. Most insects life spans from egg to larvae to adult average 4–7 weeks.

If beetles wish to travel the world their best bet would be commercial transportation. lol

They don’t voluntarily set out to fly across the seas. However, they can be blown into the jetstream in a storm, tornado, etc., and be carried long distances in the fast-moving air aloft.

I’ve read about American insects (and birds) ending up in Europe.

My friends in NYC had cockroaches fly up to their windows, in a pretty tall structure. They watched it happen more than once. I didn’t know that they flew, per say, but they’ve been around forever. The cockroaches, not my friends. The nasty things probably study the damn weather patterns and El Niño’s effects to navigate their way around the freaking world by now.
(( shudder )) Euw!

@msh Hey, cockroaches have their attributes too. I had a “pet” cockroach that lived under my toaster in my college days in San Diego eons ago now. It was the only one that escaped the roach hotels in my ancient apartment. I was quite fond of ” toaster” lol