All About Lady bugs Lesson Plan By Maria Cruz

Life Cycle 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 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.

Life Span 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

Facts About Ladybugs Aphids are a ladybug's favorite food. Most ladybugs voraciously consume plant-eating insects, such as aphids, and in doing so they help to protect crops. Aphids are a ladybug's favorite food.  Ladybugs chew from side to side

More Facts… 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. 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.

The Anatomy of a Ladybug head The Anatomy of a Ladybug antenna pronotum eyes spot elytra leg

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