How to raise seven-star ladybug

The seven-star lady beetle, also known as golden beetle, new wife, flower elder sister, etc., is a predatory insect of the genus Coccinellidae, which is widely distributed in China, and is distributed in Northeast, North, Central, Northwest, East and Southwest and other places. Life has to go through four different stages of development of eggs, larvae, pupae and adults. Let's take a look at how to raise Coccinella septempunctata.

Keep seven-star ladybug as a pet, suitable for using glass or plexiglass rectangular box, the box body is 26cm * 16cm * 18cm. Iron gauze is used as a cover on the container to prevent ladybugs from escaping. Keep 6-8 ladybugs per box.

The box can put 2 or 3 washed ink bottles, a grand half bottle of water, and some plants such as roses or cherry blossoms with more aphids on the leaves, which are mainly fed, and can also be fed with plant-based feeds such as diamond meat, eggplant, tomatoes, beans, fruits, stems and tender leaves of melons.

Change varieties frequently and clean containers in time to remove leftover food and insect dung and other dirt. Feeding ladybugs can also make artificial feed: chopped with fresh pig liver, add honey, mash well and refrigerate at the ratio of 5:1, when in use, put it back into the bucket and add water to mix and feed.