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| Everyone knows what our beloved Lady-Bugs (Birds, Beetles) look like -
we immortalize them in art, stickers, in jewelry or toys. Yet many can't
say they recognize their "teenage", "youthful" appearance before they
become the well known adult beetles. |
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| Larvae of Lady Bug |
Yellow jelly bean like eggs hatch little larvae that are quite unlike their adult beetle stage. I've seen folks immediately want to kill and destroy them, thinking they are an unwanted insect. Quite contrary. The larvae are also fierce predatory insects. Female adult beetles lay their eggs near a "food" source for a reason. They feast on aphids, other insect eggs and other unwanted pests that plague our gardens.
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| Larvae turning into Pupae |
Please take a good look at both the larvae stage and the pupae stage of
the Lady-bugs we have here in the GTA. Please help to protect their
nesting areas. They love laying eggs on foliage near ground level. We
gardeners need all the help we can get! If you see large numbers of aphids, you're sure to find some lady bugs hidden within their territory.
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| Full Pupae |
