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Play Music CLASSROOM PROJECTS LADYBUGS Our Ladybugs Links  The labybug, like all
beetles, undergoes a complete
metamorphosis, 1.egg 2. larva 3.
pupa 4. adult. The life cycle of the ladybug
is between four to six weeks. In the
spring the female adults lay a mass of
eggs The eggs hatch in two to five days.
      The adult ladybug emerges
about a week later. However, they
usually do not have their spots for their
first 24 hours of adulthood. There may be as
many as six generations of ladybugs hatched in
a year.
OUR
LADYBUGS
  Day 1 Our ladybug larvae have arrived. They seem to like their new home.   Day 7 Our ladybug larvae are now sitting quietly in a head-down position. They are going into the pupae stage. When we return to school on Monday they will be in the pupae stage. We may have adult ladybugs by the end of the week.   Day 14 Our ladybugs have been in the pupa stage for a week now. Our first adult emerge today.   Day 21 We are feeding our ladybugs soaked raisins. After we observe them for a week, we will release them to the wild. LINKS
Lady Bug Beetles
http://www.no-pest.com/LadybugBeetles.htm
Ladybug or Ladybird Beetles http://insected.arizona.edu/ladyinfo.htm Lady Beetles http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/predators/ladybintro.html Ladybug Thematic Unit http://www.geocities.com/sseagraves/schoolyardscience.htm
Ladybug photos by Steve A. Marshall http://www.ent.iastate.edu/imagegallery/lady/
Lady Beetles - Entomology Notes
Ladybird Beetles
Ladybugs from Enchanted Software Ladybugs BACK TO MRS. GRAY'S CLASSROOM PAGE 
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