1. Lady bugs By: Lauren L

2. What is the scientific name for a lady bug? Most people call them lady beetles or lady bugs Scientist call them Coleoptera: Coccinellidae

3. Pictures of lady bugs and Their Names Antis mali lady bug

4. Mulsantia picta lady bug

5. Hippdamia galcialis

6. Hippdamia tredecimpunctata

7. Psyllobora vigintmaculata

8. Cryptoaemus montrouzieri

9. The appearance of a lady bug Some lady bug look like beetles Most lady bugs have spot Some don’t even have spots Lady bugs come in a variety of colors

10. Life cycle of a lady bug Lady bugs start out by being eggs Then they are larva As they grow they get bigger (they are going through the larval stage) Then they become a pupa After a long time they become an adult lady bug

11. Problems lady bugs cause While it is winter lady bugs sleep under your houses, and when it becomes spring they crawl through cracks and get into your house. They increase rapidly Ladybugs develop tiny soft-bodied insects which destroy the hardwood trees.

12. Benefits of lady bugs Bugs were eating plants and crops People were praying for a miracle to happen Then the lady bugs appeared and started to eat the plant-destroying pests or bugs The lady bugs saved the peoples crops from being destroyed

13. Is there a golden lady bug? No It is a beetle The beetle changes color depending on the liquid layer In the winter, the beetles are more of an orange, brownish color if u try 2 keep one as a pet it will turn dark brown as it dries, and soon lose its golden color

14. Sources http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol /predators/ladybintro.html http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol /predators/ladybintro.html http://www.ladybuglady.com/ScienceFair.htm