After it had gone missing for decades in New York state, the nine-spotted ladybug was found in Long Island. Photo by AP/Cornell University, Ellen Woods. Once so ubiquitous it was named New York’s ...

ITHACA, N.Y. - The rare nine-spotted ladybug, subject of a nationwide citizen science project launched after it appeared the insect had gone extinct, has been found in New York state for the first ...

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Spotting lots of ladybugs coming out of cracks and holes in your home as the autumn chill settles in? These are not the seven-spotted ones that Tennessee adores. The beetles ...

The nine-spotted ladybug is making a comeback and it’s a miracle, scientists say, because they feared for a while that the polka-dot beetle was on a slippery slide into extinction. Nine-spotted ...

They're spotty and dotty and help suppress pests. But over the past several decades, native ladybug species, such as the nine-spotted ladybug, have become rare in the United States. Researchers want ...

This article was originally on a blog post platform and may be missing photos, graphics or links. See About archive blog posts. Two years ago in Virginia, two children made a discovery near their home ...

WARWICK, R.I. — Scientists found a rare ladybug at Rocky Point in Warwick during the Rhode Island Natural History Survey's "BioBlitz." Survey officials announced Thursday that the nine-spotted ladybug ...

Spotting “ladybugs” indoors may mean Asian lady beetles have moved in to hibernate and can quickly become a smelly nuisance. These beetles look similar to true ladybugs—often larger, with varied ...

Scientists found a rare ladybug at Rocky Point in Warwick during the Rhode Island Natural History Survey's "BioBlitz." Survey officials announced Thursday that the nine-spotted ladybug was ...

National Weather Service meteorologists noticed something puzzling on their radar screens in Southern California on Tuesday evening — a big green blob. "It was very strange because it was a relatively ...