Who doesn’t love a ladybug (Harmonia axyridis)? Of course, they aren’t really bugs, which fall within the Hemiptera order, but instead they come under the order Coleoptera, meaning beetle.

The lifespan of a ladybug can vary depending on species, environment and other conditions. “Adult ladybugs can live up to one year. But the entire life cycle of a ladybug (egg, larva ...

What’s known as the ladybug in the United States is called the ladybird beetle in the U.K. or lady beetles elsewhere. Entomologists prefer those names because ladybugs are not “true” bugs ...