Coccinellidae: Lady Beetles - Family Spotlight

🐞 Adorable yet deadly (if you are an aphid), lady beetles are more than just the red and black bugs of children's books. Learn more about their vibrant colors, noxious defenses, and how they enforce balance in your garden. 🐞 Additional Resources BugGuide (Coccinellidae) - https://bugguide.net/node/view/179 Biological Control - https://www.annualreviews.org/content... Phylogeny - https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... Overwintering - https://academic.oup.com/aesa/article... H. axyridis Spread - https://link.springer.com/article/10.... #insects #entomology #ecology #wildlife Video Credit https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... Image Credit (In Order of Appearance) https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.sciencedirect.com/science... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati... https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Fi... https://www.inaturalist.org/observati...