Lab 6-1 Labybugs
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Likeable Ladybugs
Also Known as Lady Beetles or Ladybirds
Interesting Facts
Males are also called ladybugs
Friends to gardeners
Eat aphids, mites, and mealy bugs
Over 300 species and not all have spots
Brown, red, yellow, and orange
Ladybug Anatomy
Head
Antenna
For smelling and tasting
Abdomen and thorax
Reproductive system
Stinky defensive gel
Pronotum
Protects head
Elytra
Hard shell shows colors
and patterns
Protects wings
Wings
Two pair
Ladybug Anatomy
Pronotum
Eye
Antenna
Elytra
Head
Leg
Wing
(under Elytra)
Abdomen
(under wings)
Life Cycle – Four Stages
Egg
Female lays eggs under a leaf
Larvae
Larvae grow for two weeks
Pupa
Adult
Resemble tiny alligators
Pupa sleep for days
Resemble shrimp
Emerges as soft, pink beetle
Shell hardens, changes color
in two hours
Plants That Attract Ladybugs
Marigolds
Cilantro
Coriander
Dandelion
Fennel
Dill
Ladybugs wanted:
• Coccinella novemnotata
• Adalia bipunctata
• C. Trifasciata
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