Lady Beetle
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Lady Beetle
Overview
In the order Coleoptera
Beneficial predators
Usually red/orange with black spots
Diet
Aphids
Mites
Insect eggs
Appearance
Round
Black, red, orange, yellow
Hardened elytra
Benefits
Promotes crop growth
Reduced need for pesticide
Pollinators
Common Name: Mealybug Destroyer
Scientific Name: Cryptolaemus montrouzieri
Require temperatures of 70F as they feed on mealybugs (preferred), aphids or scale for 50 d.
Common Name: Asian Lady Beetle
Scientific Name: Harmonia axyridis
6 generations per year
Outcompete native beetles
One individual can
consume 5,ooo aphids or
other pests in its adult life
span of about 1 year.
Common Name: Twice Stabbed
Scientific Name: Chilocorusstigma
Strong mouthparts that can chew through
exoskeletons of other insects
Eat the pests that infect plants with disease
Protection against predators from tasting bad
Common Name: Spotted Lady Beetle
Scientific Name: Coleomegilla Maculata
Six spots and sometimes pink
eat pollen as well
eat pea, melon, and potato aphids
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