1. All About Lady bugs
Lesson Plan By Maria Cruz

2. Life Cycle
The new Larvae feed on aphids for up to three days. The next stage is called the pupa stage 1 week later an adult ladybug emerges.
The life cycle of the ladybug is between four to six weeks. In the spring the adults lay up to three hundred eggs in an aphid colony The eggs hatch in two to five days.

3. Life Span The average life in the wild for a ladybug is 2 to 3 years.
The life cycle from
egg to adult, is about
a month

4. Facts About Ladybugs Aphids are a ladybug's favorite food.
Most ladybugs voraciously consume plant-eating insects, such as aphids, and in doing so they help to protect crops.
Aphids are a ladybug's favorite food. 
Ladybugs chew from side to side

5. More Facts… The spots on a ladybug fade as the ladybug gets older.
During hibernation, ladybugs feed on their stored fat
Ladybugs won't fly if the temperature is below 55 degrees Fahrenheit.
Ladybugs make a chemical that smells and tastes terrible so that birds and other predators won't eat them.
If you squeeze a ladybug it will bite you, but the bite won't hurt.

6. The Anatomy of a Ladybug
head
The Anatomy of a Ladybug
antenna
pronotum
eyes
spot
elytra
leg

7. The End…