“The ladybug is red and black, and they are beneficial to gardens. The Asian lady beetle has an orange or tannish color and ...

Multicolored Asian lady beetles swarm homes in the fall, biting, smelling foul and disrupting natural ecosystems. Homeowners are encouraged to seal doors and windows and repair any window gaps or ...

Ladybugs in the garden are a good thing. Not only are these tiny red beetles associated with good luck, but they also have a big appetite for destructive garden pests like aphids, ...

The ladybug that slipped into your home to stay warm for winter is no lady and no bug. Instead, it is likely the multicolored Asian lady beetle. The small, roundish insect with black spots is often ...

As cold weather approaches, Asian beetles, an invasive species often confused for native ladybugs, have been seeking out places to overwinter.

Ladybugs, also known as lady beetles or ladybirds, are members of the Coccinellidae family of insects. And, like in many families, there are both good and bad members. The good lady beetles help ...

BISMARCK - North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple today signed House Bill 1219 into law. It designates the Convergent Lady Beetle, commonly known as the ladybug, as the official state insect. The Governor ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. – Insects are looking for warmth during these cooler months, so you may notice you’re on pest patrol more often around your home. But what you might think are typical, spotted-red ...

Way back in the 1960s and '70s, the nine-spotted ladybug was the most common ladybug in the northeastern US. So beloved was this particular ladybug that it was designated as the official state insect ...

BISMARCK - A group of North Dakota second-graders will go all out next week in their effort to convince state lawmakers to make the ladybug the state insect. Kenmare teacher Tamara McNeiley will bring ...

Ms. Johnson's second grade class is coming back to the State House on Friday, and their story from 50 years ago shows how a teacher and a little civics education can have a marked impact — on a ...