noun
- small, round beetles that are typically red or orange with black spots and are beneficial to gardens because they eat aphids and other plant pests
Usage: plural of ladybug
Examples
- The children were delighted to find ladybugs crawling on the roses.
- Gardeners often release ladybugs to control aphid populations naturally.
- We counted dozens of ladybugs on the sunflower stems.
- The ladybugs helped protect our vegetable garden from harmful insects.
- Red ladybugs with black spots are the most common variety.
- Some ladybugs are yellow or orange instead of red.