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Ladybeetles
Rufus Isaacs, MSU Entomology

Several species of lady-beetles are active in vineyards. They are generally oval and red to orange with varying numbers of dark spots. Both adults and larvae are predators, eating soft-bodied small insects.


Ladybeetle eggs are yellow and barrel-shaped and laid in clusters.	Larvae have dark, elongated bodies with orange markings and well developed legs. 5 mm	Ladybeetle.

Additional information

For additional information see: http://www.ipm.msu.edu/asianladybeetle.htm
About natural enemies (from Fruit Crop Ecology and Management)
More about ladybeetles (From Identifying natural enemies)

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Funding for this web site provided by Project GREEEN, American Farmland Trust, EPA Region 5's Strategic Agricultural Initiative program, The National Foundation for IPM Education, the Center for Agricultural Partnerships and the MSU Integrated Pest Management Program in collaboration with MSU Extension and the Michigan Agricultural Experiment Station. Partially support from NC-IPM Center.

05/26/11 Contact: E. Haney