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Do ladbugs eat lettuce

Updated: 10/6/2023
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12y ago

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Yes, ladybugs can survive without food. But the insects in question (Coccinellidae family) find it easier to do so in the fall and winter when they prioritize safety from inclement weather after eating their fill in spring and summer. Ladybird beetles have reserves upon which they can draw, but not during the warm weather when they are just starting their yearly jobs as beneficial predators of such garden pests as aphids, mealybugs, and scale.

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14y ago

No. Lady beetles are carnivorous, eating smaller insects. For this reason, they make an excellent addition to a garden, as they eat aphids and other pests.

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13y ago

NO! but can eat raisins, grapes and like to sit on leaves ( as some people think they eat them )

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11y ago

Ladybirds (ladybugs) eat aphids. It may appear that they are eating lettuce if they happen to be eating the aphids that are living on the lettuce.

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12y ago

Ladybugs are actually carnivorous (they only eat meat), their food of preference being aphids. They do not eat lettuce.

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12y ago

No but they do prefer green fly and black fly

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9y ago

No, they are carnivorous. They need to feed on aphids.

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12y ago

yes

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