Ladybug Life Cycle

The ladybugs life cycle is approximately four to six weeks long. The adult ladybug will lay as many as three hundred eggs among an aphid colony where the eggs will hatch within five days. These newly hatched ladybugs, or larvae, are dark colored and almost alligator-like, growing up to one centimeter in length.

They will then eat the aphids for up to a three week time period before entering their pupa stage for approximately a week until they emerge into the adult ladybug. Within a twenty-four hour time frame, they will have their spots.

Within a year’s time, there can be as many as six generations of ladybugs hatched.