Lesson Plan
By
Maria Cruz
The life cycle of the
ladybug is between four
to six weeks. In the
spring the adults lay up
to three hundred eggs in
an aphid colony The
eggs hatch in two to
five days.
The new Larvae feed on
aphids for up to three
days. The next stage is
called the pupa stage 1
week later an adult
ladybug emerges.
The average life in
the wild for a
ladybug
is 2 to 3 years.
The life cycle from
egg to adult, is about
a month
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Most ladybugs voraciously consume planteating insects, such as aphids, and in doing so
they help to protect crops.
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Aphids are a ladybug's favorite food.
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Ladybugs chew from side to side
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Ladybugs make a
chemical that smells
and tastes terrible so
that birds and other
predators won't eat
them.
If you squeeze a
ladybug it will bite
you, but the bite won't
hurt.
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The spots on a
ladybug fade as the
ladybug gets older.
During hibernation,
ladybugs feed on their
stored fat
Ladybugs won't fly if
the temperature is
below 55 degrees
Fahrenheit.
The
Anatomy
of a
Ladybug
head
eyes
antenna
pronotum
spot
elytra
leg
The
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