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Ladybug Distribution
Ladybugs live in many different habitats and prefer the habitats below!
- Grasslands
- Forests
- Along rivers
- Suburbs
- Cities
Plants that attract ladybugs
Ladybugs love to hang out on plants like
- Angelica
- Calendula
- Caraway
- Chives
- Cilantro
- Cosmos
- Dill
- Fennel
What threatens ladybugs?
Ladybugs are threatened by habitat loss and climate change.
Fun Fact
One ladybug can eat up to 5000 insects in their lifetime!
Ladybug look alike to watch out for!
The Mexican bean beetle can be dangerous to your garden as it feeds on squash, zucchini cucumbers, green beans, and pea plants.
Credits:
Created with images by lotusblüte17 - "macro of a ladybug (coccinella magnifica) on verbena leafs eating aphids; pesticide free biological pest control through natural enemies; organic farming concept" • Bob - "a prarie and grasland in eastern North Dakota." • Wirestock - "Tree forest with the rays of the sun" • Ron - "A prickly pear cactus and the sun rising over distance mountains and a river meandering below, Rio Grande River, Big Bend National Park, Texas" • ungvar - "Aerial roofs of the houses in the urban landscape of a small sleeping area Cleveland Ohio US" • THINK b - "city skyline" • Alex Stemmers - "city of Riga, Latvia" • Chepko Danil - "red ladybug on camomile flower, ladybird creeps on stem of plant in spring in garden in summer" • mehmetkrc - "The ladybird creeps on a camomile flower" • Dmitriy Syechin - "Angelica plant" • Rawf8 - "Calendula on wooden table, copy space, details" • ksena32 - "Nigella flower isolated" • Светлана Монякова - "Lush flowering chives in the garden. Spring vegetable garden." • Andrey Starostin - "Fresh ripe Green cilantro leaves" • amornchai - "Colorful cosmos flowers that rise in the heart of the valley, a popular tourist attraction in Chiang Mai.Mon Jam" • Leonid Nyshko - "Dill herb bunch on white" • rsooll - "green umbrella dill" • manfredxy - "Biological Pest Control" • PRILL Mediendesign - "ladybug under a green leaf" • Henri Koskinen - "Ladybirds hunting aphids" • Nik_Merkulov - "Ladybug on green grass" • Karnav - "Ladybug on grass in summer in the field close-up" • Ekaterina - "Red ladybug with black dots. Insect creeps on a branch. The beauty and harmony of nature. Drops of rain and dew." • mehmetkrc - "Ladybug on grass macro close up"