Spring brings showers, flowers and a ton of insects. This includes ladybugs – one of the rare insect species people aren’t rushing to crush – which is likely due to the belief that they’re a good omen ...

You may know ladybugs for their red and black spots. But did you know the "ladybug" is actually more than one type of insect? There are about 5,000 species in the Coccinellidae, or ladybug, family.

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. close up of ladybug perched on a small branch Ladybugs are known for far more than just their cute shape, size, and color pattern.

Most gardeners learn early to scan leaves for the eggs of squash bugs or stink bugs and remove them on sight. Yet the same careful observation can reveal something quite different: clusters or single ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Someone once told me that a ladybug landing on you brings good luck. So recently, after a trip to Cordova Park in Otley, Iowa, I ...