The female lady beetle lays 200 to 300 eggs over several months during spring and early summer.
And when there's nothing to eat, lady beetles don't hang around.
These lady beetles can be seen wherever the insects on which they prey are found.
Supplies of the spotted lady beetle are available commercially for this purpose.
It is one of the few lady beetles that feed on plants rather than other insects.
Besides, I need to atone for killing all those lady beetles.
This book doesn't just tell you what a lady beetle looks like; it shows you four species in color.
He has seen up to 1,000 lady beetles perched on a fence post.
"My research shows that about half the species of lady beetles are toxic," he said.
Almost all lady beetles are insectivores: they eat other insects.