Of course, some insects have been around all winter, Marcum says. They re another one of those creatures that are around all the time, Marcum says. Asian Lady Beetles, a type of ladybug, have been living in people s houses all winter. Now, they ll begin to travel outside and enter into what s called a larval stage. Watching a bug go through its life stages is truly fascinating, Marcum says.
Insects go through either three or four stages.
Ladybugs, for example, go through a four-stage life cycle egg, larva, pupa and adult. It s in the larva stage that the bug does some growing and prepares to enter pupa stage, in which the bug doesn t eat, and some insects spin a cocoon to hold them while they grow into an adult. Other bugs, like grasshoppers, which will start hopping in about two weeks, Marcum says, only go through a three-stage life cycle. We welcome your questions, comments or suggestions .