First, the wasp injects a single egg into the ladybug’s abdomen. Upon hatching, the larva eats away at the ladybug’s tissues for approximately three weeks, at which point it paralyzes the ladybug by ...

Invaluable Assistance in the Fight against Parasites Ladybugs eagerly eat parasites such as aphids, honeydew, beetle larvae, and flies, as well as various plant-eating mites. This makes them ...

Commonly known as the Ladybug, the Lady Beetle (Hippodamia convergens ... When the eggs hatch, the larvae feed on the insides of the hornworm, literally eating it alive. The larvae then chew ...