The Victoria Advocate

Lady bugs, lady birds or lady beetles?:Whatever you call them, they are beneficial garden insects that have come to the rescue!

I grew up calling the bright, red beetle with black spots on its wings a lady bug. I have heard people call them ladybirds, and I never understood why someone would call a bug a bird. Since I’m ...
WMUR

Adopt This Pet: Lady Bug

Thanks so much for clicking on WMUR’s Adopt This Pet.“Paws New England” is a volunteer-based organization that relies on foster homes.Who doesn’t like Lady bugs?! Perhaps that is why the pooch we are ...
The Spokesman-Review

Cool Critters: That’s no lady (bug). The lookalike lady beetle is as helpful as it is harmful

The ladybug that slipped into your home to stay warm for winter is no lady and no bug. Instead, it is likely the multicolored Asian lady beetle. The small, roundish insect with black spots is often ...
CU Boulder News & Events

Convergent Lady Beetle

There are 80 species of lady bird beetles in Colorado, and the Hippodamia convergens or Lady Beetle (like this species found in Delta County), is the most frequently observed across North America. 1 ...
WTAE-TV

First, it was spotted lanternflies. Now, it's the Asian lady beetle

ALWAYS THIS TIME OF YEAR, YOU COULD CALL IT LADYBUGS GIVING OR PERHAPS BUG A WHEN YOU HAVE PROBABLY SEEN THEM AROUND YOUR HOUSE A LOT MORE. NOW THAT WE ARE HEADING INTO THE COLDER MONTHS. AND NO, I’M ...