Apr 8, 2011
There's a good reason why lady beetles, aka ladybugs, are prevalent this time of year: aphids.
Ladybugs, from the family Coccinellidae, are actually beetles with voracious appetites for those soft-bodied insects that suck plant juices.
Wherever there are aphids, you'll usually see ladybugs. It may take awhile for the ladybugs to find them, but find them they will.
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![LADYBUGS converging on a plum tree leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey) LADYBUGS converging on a plum tree leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)](https://ucanr.edu/blogs/bugsquad/blogfiles/6705.jpg)
Two ladybugs converging on a plum tree leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
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Aphids covering a rosebud. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)