There are about 5,000 species in the Coccinellidae, or ladybug, family. And they come in more variations than the classic red, including black, yellow, white and brown. These small bugs are often ...

ladybug, and what to do about it. Ladybugs are small, round beetles native to North America. They are very easily identified thanks to their bright red bodies and small black spots. They most ...

Ladybugs have very small mouthparts and their bites are not designed to pierce human skin or cause harm. In rare cases, people may experience minor skin irritation or an allergic reaction if they ...

Birdbaths and other water features are often too deep for ladybugs and can pose a drowning hazard for small insects. To keep ...

Ladybugs are small, oval-shaped, six-legged beetles whose wings form a distinctive dome around their body. They have black heads with small white patches and black antennae, and their wings are ...

In addition to looking for somewhere to hide from the cold, ladybugs want somewhere warm to hibernate and potentially lay eggs, Krosofsky writes. Due to their small size, ladybugs can enter homes ...

Of the thousands of insect species crawling and flying around the world, ladybugs probably rank among some of the cutest. These tiny, rotund creatures scuttle about on plant leaves, easily ...

As temperatures start to drop, Coccinellidae — the insect family of small beetles that includes ladybugs — are once again swarming the state. Wisconsin sees dozens of species of small beetles ...

Though they are both part of the same insect failing, the Coccinellidae, they have small differences in their appearance. The lady beetle has a color variation, whereas the ladybug does not.