A ladybird's lifecycle has four stages: egg, larva, pupa and adult. Egg - Ladybirds lay eggs one or more times a year (species vary), in batches of up to 40. They are yellow or orange and will ...

The larvae then develop, pupate and hatch as adults. Max Barclay, Senior Curator of Beetles at the Museum, says, 'There are a number of species of ladybirds that hibernate in big clusters. Ancestrally ...

Many ladybird adults and larvae are also natural predators of scale insects and aphids, including greenfly, blackfly and woolly aphids. In fact, ladybirds and lacewings are so effective at keeping ...