Let’s take some time to learn more about one of our much-adored garden inhabitants: the lady beetle or ladybird beetle, commonly referred to as the ladybug. The name “lady beetle” originated during ...

You can find Part 1 of this series here. We ended the last blog post with the discovery of a clump of ladybug eggs on a stem of aphid-infested goldenrod. A ladybug laid her eggs on an aphid-infested ...

To some casual observers, ladybugs (or lady beetles) are colorful symbols of good luck – harbingers of fortune and fame. Gardeners value them for their utility as ravenous insects that prey upon plant ...

The nine-spotted ladybug is making a comeback and it’s a miracle, scientists say, because they feared for a while that the polka-dot beetle was on a slippery slide into extinction. Nine-spotted ...

An adult ladybug taken on a property near New Market, Va. You can buy ladybugs to clear plants of aphids but the colorful predators have a habit of disappearing soon after release. Credit: Dean ...

DEAR GARDEN COACH: I recently visited a nursery and noticed a product that attracted ladybugs to the garden. I am wondering what this might be and if it is safe to use. I would love to attract ...