Posts Tagged: ladybugs

Spotted Ornaments

Red ornaments on a Christmas tree?No, ladybugs (aka ladybird beetles or lady beetles) on Artemisia.Ladybugs are overwintering on our Artemisia (genus...

Cool Ladybug

RED ORNAMENT? No, a ladybug, aka ladybird beetle or lady beetle, on Artemisia, a genus belonging to the daisy family, Asteraceae. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bubbly Ladybug

RAIN-PELTED ladybug on Artemisia. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Please Pass the Ants

You gotta love those ladybugs. Ladybugs, aka ladybeetles (family Coccinellidae), are best known for devouring aphids, those pesky little critters...

Ladybug

LADYBUG crawls on a lavender stem in search of ants. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Lunch Bunch

THESE ANTS are about to become lunch for this ladybug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Grabbing Ant

LADYBUG grabs at an ant on a lavender stem. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Nature's Creatures, Nature's Features

Nature's creatures are nature's features at the Solano County Fair, Vallejo, being held Wednesday, June 23 through Sunday, June 27.Creative...

Stained Glass

REMINISCENT of stained glass, this floral-butterfly quilt by Sandra Jackson of Fairfield is showcased in McCormack Hall at the Solano County Fair, 900 Fairgrounds Drive, Vallejo. The fair opens Wednesday, June 23 and continues through Sunday, June 27. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Butterflies

BUTTERFLY QUILT, made by Virginia Romero of Vallejo, is decorated with scores of butterflies. It is being exhibited in McComack Hall at the June 23-27 Solano County Fair, Vallejo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Table Setting

CREATIVE table setting by Kristina Judy of the Vaca Valley 4-H Club is dotted with ladybugs. The table setting is on display June 23-27 in McCormack Hall at the Solano County Fair, Vallejo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Educational Display

LADYBUG DISPLAY at the June 23-June 27 Solano County Fair offers a myriad of information about ladybugs, beneficial insects in our gardens. This display is by a Solano County special education group. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Bumble Bee

SMILING bumble bee greets visitors to McCormack Hall at the Solano County Fair, Vallejo, June 23-27. This is the work of a Vacaville teen, Melanie Campilongo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Fly Away Home

"I'm a ladybug. Please, take me home. I want to live in your garden.I like to eat aphids. Aphids are tiny green insects that are harmful to...

Just Released

A JUST RELEASED ladybug prowls a rose bush for aphids. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Crawling

LADYBUG crawls upside down on a rose leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The Hunters Are Back

The hunters are back.Ladybugs, aka ladybird beetles, are searching for aphids and other soft-bodied insects.If you see a ladybug (family...

Ladybug

SEVEN-SPOTTED LADYBUG crawls along a leaf in a UC Davis flower garden. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Face to Face

FACE TO FACE with a seven-spotted ladybug. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

Upsy Daisy

ARE THERE MORE aphids on the other side? A ladybug flips over. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

The End

THE END--A ladybug is the one of the most recognizable of all insects, but not in this photo. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)

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