A larvae can eat up to 400 aphids over this entire stage. An adult can eat up to 300 aphids. Ladybugs have very large appetites. Most ladybugs are helpful to gardeners. The ladybugs eat insects that are harmful to crops.
Many farmers use ladybugs as pest control.
Anatomy Ladybugs are designed with wings for flight. When the ladybug flys the elytras, or the modified wings, enable the bug to fly. Most females are larger in size than the males. The most common place you will find them is the garden or farm. Since they eat harmful insects they are frequently found sitting on a leaf surrounded by flowers in your garden.