Likeable Ladybugs
Also Known as Lady Beetles or Ladybirds
Interesting Facts
 Males are also called ladybugs
 Friends to gardeners
 Eat aphids, mites, and mealy bugs
 Over 300 species and not all have spots
 Brown, red, yellow, and orange
Ladybug Anatomy

Head

Antenna
 For smelling and tasting

Abdomen and thorax
 Reproductive system
 Stinky defensive gel

Pronotum
 Protects head

Elytra
 Hard shell shows colors
and patterns
 Protects wings

Wings
 Two pair
Ladybug Anatomy
Pronotum
Eye
Antenna
Elytra
Head
Leg
Wing
(under Elytra)
Abdomen
(under wings)
Life Cycle – Four Stages
 Egg
 Female lays eggs under a leaf
 Larvae
 Larvae grow for two weeks
 Pupa
 Adult
 Resemble tiny alligators
 Pupa sleep for days
 Resemble shrimp
 Emerges as soft, pink beetle
 Shell hardens, changes color
in two hours
Plants That Attract Ladybugs
 Marigolds
 Cilantro
 Coriander
 Dandelion
 Fennel
 Dill
Ladybugs wanted:
• Coccinella novemnotata
• Adalia bipunctata
• C. Trifasciata
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