Egg:The lifecycle begins when a female ladybug lays clusters of ten to 50 eggs on the underside of leaves. These eggs hatch within three to ten days, depending on the temperature. Larva:After hatching, the larvae begin feeding immediately. This stage lasts two to four weeks, during which ...
The lady beetle larva is known to prey on small insects soon after the hatching. However when they are grown up they become voracious feeders. The adult ladybirds typically eat 30 to 50 aphids per day. Here is a list of aphids ladybirds consume almost every day: ...
We were fortunate to come upon this group of eggs hatching out. In the video, (linked Above), You can see the larvae, just hatched, already searching out prey.We have always had Asian ladybugs around our place. In fact, for about 15 years they were pests in our house. In the fall ...