Hippodamia convergens

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Hippodamia convergens - a variety of ladybug

lady beetle, ladybeetle, ladybird, ladybird beetle, ladybug - small round bright-colored and spotted beetle that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests

genus Hippodamia, Hippodamia - genus of ladybugs

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genus Hippodamia Hippodamia lady beetle ladybeetle ladybird ladybird beetle ladybug			This swarm of Hippodamia convergens, purchased by the city of Santa Clarita for less than $200 from Buena Biosystems of Ventura, is a natural predator of the tiny but pesky whitefly. BUGGING YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD TINY BEETLES ARRIVE TO GOBBLE UP PESTS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA) According to an article in California Agriculture, March-April 1995, the convergent lady beetle, Hippodamia convergens (Coleoptera: Coccinellidae) is the least expensive and most widely released aphid predator in the United States. Are ladybugs worth buying? by Countryside & Small Stock Journal What makes them at all possible is the odd natural history of a particular species of ladybug, Hippodamia convergens. A BUG FOR LADYBIRDS : PEST-EATING BEETLES LURE COLLECTORS by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)			Hippo Regius Hippobosca Hippobosca equina hippoboscid Hippoboscidae Hippocamp Hippocampal hippocampus Hippocastanaceae Hippocentaur hippocras Hippocrates Hippocrates' sleeve Hippocratic Hippocratic face Hippocratic facies Hippocratic oath Hippocratism Hippocrene Hippocrepian Hippocrepiform Hippocrepis Hippocrepis comosa Hippodame Hippodamia Hippodamia convergens hippodrome Hippoglossoides Hippoglossoides platessoides Hippoglossus Hippoglossus hippoglossus Hippoglossus stenolepsis hippogriff Hippolith hippology Hippolyta Hippolyte Jean Giraudoux Hippolytus hippomancy hippomania Hippomenes hippopathology Hippophagi hippophagism Hippophagist Hippophagous hippophagy hippophile hippophobia Hippopotamidae hippopotamus			Hippocratic oath Hippocratic oath Hippocratic oath Hippocratic oath Hippocratic oaths Hippocratic oaths Hippocratic oaths Hippocratic school of medicine Hippocratic school of medicine Hippocratic school of medicine hippocratic sounds hippocratic sounds hippocratic sounds hippocratic sounds hippocratic succussion sound Hippocratism Hippocrene Hippocrene Hippocrepian Hippocrepiform Hippocrepiform Hippocrepis Hippocrepis comosa Hippocrite Hippocrite Hippocrite Hippodame Hippodamea Hippodameía Hippodamia Hippodamia convergens Hippodamus Hippodamus of Miletus hippodrome hippodrome hippodrome Hippodrome, London hippodromes hippodromes Hippoglossidae Hippoglossoides Hippoglossoides platessoides Hippoglossus Hippoglossus hippoglossus Hippoglossus stenolepis Hippoglossus stenolepsis hippogriff hippogriff hippogriffs hippogriffs hippogryph hippogryph hippogryphs hippogryphs hippoid Hippoidea Hippokrateia Festival Hippokrates Hippokrates Hippokrates Hippokrates of Kos

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