To boost your garden’s ladybug population to control pests naturally, an expert warns against a common mistake.

It was one ladybug variety’s particularly ravenous appetite that brought it to the United States. The multicolored Asian lady beetle, Harmonia axyridis, was introduced sometime in the 1980s to ...

As far as household critters go, ladybugs have a pretty sterling reputation. Seen as a sign of good luck, and often appearing in children's books and cartoons, these red-and-black-spotted insects ...

Ladybugs might seem pretty helpless because they don’t bite much, don’t sting and are pretty slow travelers. But they do have their color! In nature, red and black has evolved to be a natural ...

They sport yellow to red coloration, with black dots, which is pretty much what you’d expect a ladybug to look like. Except that many ladybugs don’t, and that’s a good first step.

Ladybugs might seem pretty helpless because they don’t bite much, don’t sting and are pretty slow travelers. But they do have their color! Advertisement. Advertisement. Advertisement.

No one likes to be the bearer of bad news, and we all know how much it hurts to receive it. A few pretty ladybugs can soften the blow. Sometimes, however, ...

The researchers found male ladybugs preferred to mate with living females; however, the males would, from time to time, attempt to mate with seven or 14-day-old female carcasses.

They're a noninvasive, native species that pretty much keeps to themselves. Ladybugs even prey on pests like aphids, spider mites, and mealybugs that would otherwise destroy your plants.