Ladybird Beetles

Insect

Adults are 6-10 mm long, oval, orange or red with a variable number of black spots on their back. Eggs are 1-2 mm high, bright orange, oval shaped, and stand in upright clusters of 10-50 eggs. Larvae are 5-8 mm long and multi-coloured: black, blue, orange, or white. Pupae are orange and black and papery in appearance and attached to a leaf or stem in a C-shape. Larvae feed on up to 50 aphids per day. Adults consume over 2400 aphids in their 1-2 month lifespan. Several species occur in BC.

Role

Biological control of aphids and other soft- bodied insects.