Spring brings showers, flowers and a ton of insects. This includes ladybugs – one of the rare insect species people aren’t rushing to crush – which is likely due to the belief that they’re a good omen ...

LITTLE ROCK — The ladybug is the world's most adorable insect, winning a contest of few entrants, writes Ron Wolfe in Saturday's HomeStyle section The gnat, frankly, never had a chance. The stink bug ...

Emma Erler, host of Homegrown NH and lead horticulturist with Kirkwood Gardens, says she often sees ladybugs crawling around ...

You may know ladybugs for their red and black spots. But did you know the "ladybug" is actually more than one type of insect? There are about 5,000 species in the Coccinellidae, or ladybug, family.

Seal up cracks, add weather stripping, and caulk openings to prevent ladybugs from getting inside. Use natural repellents like cloves, bay leaves, or planting chrysanthemums near entryways to ...

Everyone has seen ladybugs in the garden and in the house. Ladybugs are those cute red bugs with black dots on their bodies. In the house, they are just trying to find a warm place, often in the ...

BISMARCK - North Dakota Gov. Jack Dalrymple today signed House Bill 1219 into law. It designates the Convergent Lady Beetle, commonly known as the ladybug, as the official state insect. The Governor ...

Ladybugs, also known as lady beetles or ladybirds, are members of the Coccinellidae family of insects. And, like in many families, there are both good and bad members. The good lady beetles help ...

If your house is starting to resemble a low-budget Hitchcock knock-off starring little orange spotted bugs, you might have this question: What the heck is with all of the ladybugs? Swarms of ladybug ...

As Jim McNeil and his daughter sat at the summit of Green Mountain, enjoying an apple with their view, they noticed something odd. “It was under a pine to the right,â he said. “My daughter said, ‘Is ...

BISMARCK - A group of North Dakota second-graders will go all out next week in their effort to convince state lawmakers to make the ladybug the state insect. Kenmare teacher Tamara McNeiley will bring ...