As gardeners, we all know that there are benefits of having good bugs in our yards, and It seems that bugs are plentiful this ...

Flora and fauna in the southeast are coming back to life as the spring season continues, including ladybugs as they can be ...

Among the predatory insects, Coccinellidae (Coleoptera) on many different species both as larvae and adults, complementing their diet with pollen and/or nectar. This study aimed to determine the ...

Agricultural ecosystems contain large numbers of predatory insects and Coccinellidae represents 90% of such beneficial insects that act as natural controls of insect pests (Iperti 1999, Musser & ...

Someone once told me that a ladybug landing on you brings good luck. So recently, after a trip to Cordova Park in Otley, Iowa, I was ecstatic when I returned home and noticed what appeared to be a ...

As temperatures start to drop, Coccinellidae — the insect family of small beetles that includes ladybugs — are once again swarming the state. Wisconsin sees dozens of species of small beetles ...

Ladybugs, commonly known as ladybirds in Great Britain or lady beetles in other parts of the world, are widespread insects in the family Coccinellidae. There are more than 5,000 described species of ...

The abundance and species composition of adult ladybird communities (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) were investigated on two congeneric trees, native Norway spruce (Picea abies) and the introduced blue ...

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Nearly every state of the United States has at least one official state insect symbol. Iowa and Michigan are the only two states without one. Meanwhile, many states have named multiple insect symbols.