Ladybug Links

Ladybugs

COCCINELLIDAE - THE LADY BEETLES has descriptions and photos of a number of different species of ladybugs found in North America.

common name: ladybirds, ladybird beetles by the University of Florida has lots of information and some excellent photographs.

Harmonia axyridis, multicolor Asian ladybeetle by Oregon State University tells about the indoor wintering habit of this introduced species and how to cope with it.

Lady Beetle is an Ohio State University Extension Fact Sheet dealing with ladybugs. Ohioans like their ladybugs so much that one species, the Convergent Lady Beetle, was designated the offical state insect in 1975.

Lady Beetles is an article by Cornell University about the use of ladybugs as a biological control.

Lady Beetles! contains some beautiful photographs. This site is hosted by the Department of Entomology, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa.

Lady Beetles Entomology Note No. 6 is a short introductory article by the Michigan Entomological Society, University of Michigan. It points out that although most ladybugs are beneficial, one species, the Mexican Bean Beetle, can cause serious damage to bean crops.

Ladybird is a very brief introduction to ladybirds and includes a cute drawing.

Ladybird Beetles - FAMILY COCCINELLIDAE contains extensive information about ladybirds around Brisbane, Australia. Part of the Chew family's extensive site about beetles and spiders in the same region.

Ladybird 'spot-checks' tells about how the gruesome life-style of a parasitic wasp is threatening British ladybirds.

Ladybirds is part of a large site about a wide variety of insects by an insect expert in England.

Ladybug, Quickly Fly Away Home is a brief 1997 article from Blazing Tattles magazine which discusses damage to beneficial insects from bioengineered crops. It refers to a 1997 London Times article that stated that the lifespan of ladybugs was cut in half when they consumed aphids that had fed on genetically altered potatoes.

Ladybug or Ladybird Beetle Information center is a page containing basic information. By the Insect Science Education Outreach program at the University of Arizona.

PAUL MABBOTT is an ecologist engaged in the study of ladybirds and other urban woodland insects in the UK. The site contains the results of surveys about ladybirds in London and Essex.

Seven-spot ladybird is a BBC page about Coccinella 7-punctata.

Ladybug Problems

Harmonia axyridis Multicolored Asian Lady Beetle has become a nuisance in the U.S. because of its habit of invading houses in large numbers to find a warm place to spend the winter.

ASIAN LADY BEETLE INFESTATION OF STRUCTURES is an article by the University of Kentucky about a ladybird problem in that state.

Dry Edible Beans: Mexican Bean Beetle is the only member of the lady beetle family in Ontario that eats plants.

Beetles in General

Coleopterists Society is an international society devoted to the study of beetles. The site contains news, links and other resources.

Beetles is an Austrian site which contains some beautiful photos and animations. Available in both English and German.

Insects in General

Glossary is a list of terms by Cornell University related to insects and their use in biological control.

Brisbane Insects and Spiders Home Page is an extensive site by the Chew familty, who study insects and spiders in and around their home in Brisbane, Australia.

Other Links of Interest

Bellevue Linux Users Group has an excellent site about Linux and other open source software. This site was developed on a Linux system.

Nursery Rhymes & their probable histories provides information about the possible origins of more than 20 of the most common nursery rhymes. Interesting reading, even though it appears to omit some information about the ladybug rhyme.

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