1.1S) Insect Ecology (25-08-2016) Group
Insects Ecology Mini
Assignment
Questions by Group-3 = Sritama Rama, Subhasis & Rohini Sharma (25-Aug-16)
1) What are the differences
between 7 spot lady bugs and other lady bugs?
2) What are the defense
mechanism adopted by ladybugs?
3) Describe the life cycle of
Ladybugs?
4) How many different spices
of ladybugs are found?
5) Why do farmers love
Ladybugs
Answered
By Group-4= A.N.Bharghava Shyam, Shivali & Riya
1) Normal ladybugs are
different in colors & patterns, but 7 spot ladybugs are shiny and having
red & black body.
2) The bugs will secrete an
oily, foul-tasting fluid from joints in their legs & they may also play as
dead. These are defense mechanisms
3) They lay eggs and eggs
will develop into Larvae, Some say they look like tiny alligators. Larvae grow
quickly and shed their skin several times. When it will become size pupa will
formed. Within 1 or 2 weeks pupa will become Ladybug
4) There are about 5,000
different species of ladybugs are found in the world.
5) Farmers love Ladybugs
because they eat aphids and other plant-eating pests. One ladybug can eat up to
5,000 insects in its lifetime.
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