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ladybug
noun
la·dy·bug
ˈlā-dē-ˌbəg 
: any of numerous small nearly hemispherical often brightly colored often spotted beetles (family Coccinellidae) of temperate and tropical regions that usually feed both as larvae and adults on other insects (such as aphids)
called also lady beetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle
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For example, plant pollinator-friendly flowers to attract beneficials such as ladybugs, which love to dine on aphids.
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
The Camp Rock star also included clips of herself holding a coconut with a straw, admiring a tiny ladybug on her finger and taking a jetski ride with Lutes in her wake.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 17 June 2025
In return, the ants defend the aphids from natural predators like ladybugs, allowing their numbers to surge out of control, leaving weak, disease-prone plants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
While the carpenter and bumble bees were the most obvious visitors to the lupines, a closer look revealed a host of activity from small, blue butterflies, ants and ladybugs.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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Arricca Elin Sansone, Southern Living, 12 July 2025
The Camp Rock star also included clips of herself holding a coconut with a straw, admiring a tiny ladybug on her finger and taking a jetski ride with Lutes in her wake.
—Erin Clack, People.com, 17 June 2025
In return, the ants defend the aphids from natural predators like ladybugs, allowing their numbers to surge out of control, leaving weak, disease-prone plants.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 25 May 2025
While the carpenter and bumble bees were the most obvious visitors to the lupines, a closer look revealed a host of activity from small, blue butterflies, ants and ladybugs.
—Ernie Cowan, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 June 2025
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“Ladybug.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/ladybug. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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ladybug
noun
la·dy·bug
-ˌbəg
: any of numerous small roundish-backed often brightly colored and spotted beetles that usually feed both when young and adult on other insects (as aphids)
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