Ladybug
Who Is Eating My Plants?
Garden Eaters: Aphids Aphids are sucking insects in the order Homoptera; aphids are small, soft-bodied, pearl-shaped insects that have a pair of cornicles projecting out from abdomen. Aphids are various colors including black, green, red, yellow, pink, white, brown, grayish, or lavender. Complex life cycle: Over wintering eggs hatch in the spring into wingless females. These … Read more
Milkweed Tortoise Beetle
Food: Beetles feed on the foliage of morning glories and related plants. Enjoy milkweed, raspberry, maize and sweet potato. Also known to feed on the bindweed- a lawn weed. Larva feed on foliage, as well. When full grown, they drop to the ground, burrow in, pupate and over winter. They emerge as the adult beetle … Read more
Ladybug Coloring Pages & Drawings
Here are some FREE Ladybug Coloring Pages for you to print out. There is no reason to ever be bored with so many fun ladybug projects to work on! Be creative with our free ladybug drawings, like use them as ladybug stencils. Some of our drawings of ladybugs are simple ladybug sketches to color in … Read more
Ladybug Clip Art
FREE Ladybug Clip Art images for you to use on your webpage, in emails, anywhere you need some ladybugs! How to Install Clip Art: Place your mouse over the image. Click on the right mouse button. A menu window will pop up. Highlight the option “Save Picture As…” and then use the left mouse button … Read more
Ladybug Stripes And Other Unusual markings?
Some ladybugs have no spots while some have as many as twenty four ladybug stripes. There are about 500 different kinds in the United States and nearly 5000 world wide. They come in all different colors, too. Reds, yellows, orange, gray, black, brown and even pink. Below are a few photographs to help you identify … Read more
Fun Ladybug Crafts for Kids
Ladybugs are probably one of the most popular bugs out there especially where kids are concerned. They represent something whimsical and almost magical. For that reason, ladybug crafts for kids are always a winner. They are fun at birthday parties, during summer camp, and of course during the school year. There are a number of really … Read more
Ladybug Science Fair Info
Taxonomy How Are Ladybugs Classified? Kingdom: Animalia (All animals) Phylum: Arthopoda (Invertebrates) Class: Insecta (Insects) Order: Coleoptera (Beetles.) Family: Coccinellidae (Lady beetles) Genus: Hippodamia ( Lady beetle type) Species: Convergens (specific ladybug) Want to know what I can do? Get To Know The Super COOL Parts Of My Anatomy! 1. Big Mouth Did you know … Read more
Ladybug Pictures
Seven-spotted Ladybug emerging from its pupae.It takes half a day for the spots to show. Seeing Spots? Ever wonder which ladybug you are looking at? What does a “baby” ladybug (larvae) look like? Did you know there are over 300 types of Ladybugs that live in North America? Ladybugs come in many colors besides red: … Read more
Ladybug Mating & Reproduction
The ladybug life cycle starts with mom and dad ladybug mating. The ladybugs pictured to the right are mating Ladybugs reproduce sexually. Each species of ladybug has its own pheromones for attracting a mate. When they find each other, the male grips the female from behind and holds on tight. They can copulate (stay together) for … Read more
Ladybug Infestation – There’s Ladybugs In My House
In the NE, the Asian Ladybug is invading homes too. www.ladybuglady.com/asianladybeetle.htm Ladybugs are Everywhere! Ladybug Infestation. They can infest your house in the winterinstead of finding a home outside.Photo by Drobincorvette Hippodamia convergent ladybugs congregate together in the fall to hibernate. These ladybugs can be found most often in the upper elevations of the Sierra Nevadas, Rocky, … Read more
Ladybug Facts
A Ladybird FAQ Even More Fun Facts: Because Ladybugs eat lots of aphids and other pest insects, many gardeners and farmers use them for pest control instead of chemicals. A Ladybug can lay up to 1000 eggs in its lifetime.Not all Ladybugs have spots. Ladybugs will clean themselves after a meal. Ladybugs come in many … Read more