Justin Clay, senior naturalist at Houston Arboretum, has seen at least ten ladybugs in his house recently. What’s going on?
“A common behavior of ladybugs when the weather is cold is to find a sheltered place and go into a kind of dormant state, almost like hibernating called diapause,” Clay writes. “They can slow down their metabolism and remain in this state for up to nine months.”
While sitting on my parent’s patio last month, I also spotted a beautiful ladybug crawling on my chair. I wondered why a ladybug would be out and about in Houston this time of year, so thanks Justin for answering my question. I’ll be on the lookout for more ladybug friends at my parent’s.
