Why are there so many ladybugs everywhere in New England now?

Answer 1

They are congregating where food is located to get "fattened-up" for their winter hibernation. There has obviously been an increase in a food source in the previous 1-2 months in your area. Egg to adult takes 3-4 weeks. Life span is 1-2 years. There are several hundred different varieties of ladybugs in the USA. Colors are various shades of red and orange and a greenish-yellow. Most have black spots but a few are black w/ red spots. Not all have round spots. Many have white spots near the mandibles. One of our native ladybugs has red wing covers w/ parenthesis shaped black marks and a white carapace on the head with black spots.

Here on the Oregon coast we are experiencing a burgeoning ladybug population too; due to a large garden spider population this year. They apparently view newly hatched spiders as a gourmet meal. Our most common ladybug is an import from Asia and comes in many different patterns of black-on-red and red-on-black.

Ladybugs are actually a beetle. As others have mentioned their preferred food is aphids but they eat moth eggs, small insects, and pollen. If necessary, they will resort to cannibalism.

Answer 2

Be exceedingly grateful because you must have a tremendous amount of bugs that are favorites of the ladybug and she is there to get rid of them for you.
I only wish we had more.

Answer 3

Be happy to see the ladybugs, They are eating the bugs that are gonna kill your plants. Ladybugs are your friends. Why so many? Doesnt Matter. Catch them in a jar and mail them to me if you dont want them. I want them. You are lucky to have so many. You might have aphids on your plants killing them and they are eating them? They eat aphids who suck your plants dry....

Answer 4

I think the weather has alot to do with it. At my work in RI there is hundreds flying around outside. and my BF's work in Mass tons of them. At home I had three inside last night..

Answer 5

just be happy you have them they are you friends