| Name: |
Lady Bug, Nine-Spotted Ladybug Beetle |
| AKA: |
Spot |
| Scientific Name: |
Coccinela novemnotata |
| Description: |
1/4 inch; almost hemispherical; head and thorax are
small and black with yellow or white markings; legs black to brown.
The wing covering (elytra) is red or reddish orange with nine black
spots. |
| Diet: |
Aphids or small soft bodied insects such as mites. |
| Habitat: |
Meadows, crop fields, marshes and gardens. |
| Wanted For: |
Gardening! Ladybugs are a gardeners best friend because
they eat the pests that damage vegetables and fruits. Often they are
introduced in large numbers as an "biological" means of controlling
pests. |
| Last Known Location: |
On your bean or pea plants eating up the fat little
aphids that are sucking the juices from the plant. |
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