ladybugs

Discusses the feeding and reproductive habits of ladybugs and suggests ways to raise and breed them domestically.

Photographs, drawings, and text on two different levels of difficulty follow the stages of development of the ladybug, from mating and hatching of the larvae to the growth of the larvae into adult ladybugs.

Describes the life cycle, habitat, and eating habits of the seven-spotted ladybug and similar beetles.