lady beetle
- a variation of ladybeetle.
Example Sentences
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The harlequin lady beetle has helped farmers and gardeners control plant-eating pests, and defenders argue it is basically harmless.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
The harlequin lady beetle is more aggressive than its peers, said John Losey, director of the Lost Ladybug project at Cornell University.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 16, 2025
"Some, like the multicolored Asian lady beetle, are generalist feeders, meaning they'll consume multiple different species of insects, while others specialize on particular groups of insects."
From Salon ● Feb. 7, 2022
I encountered my first multicolored Asian lady beetle swarm two weeks ago while golfing in West Virginia.
From Washington Post ● Nov. 10, 2021
Then a parasite of the scale insect was imported from Australia, a small lady beetle called the vedalia.
From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson
