We had a few days of warmer weather this week and, as a result, the ladybugs have come
out of hiding. Almost wherever I go in the garden, I find more of these little red beetles. Some of them, such as those pictured below, appear to be just sitting around in clusters.
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| Seven-spotted ladybugs (Coccinella septempunctata) gathered on a hollyhock leaf. |
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| Seven-spotted ladybugs (Coccinella septempunctata) gathered on a rose stem. |
Others are going for the last remaining flowers. Although ladybugs are predators of other insects (particularly aphids), they will consume nectar and pollen when their prey are scarce.
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| A seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) on a dandelion (Taraxacum sp.) inflorescence. |
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| A seven-spotted ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata) on an aster inflorescence. |
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