Kristi Ann Holtdorf,. Age 9, Of Maurice, Ia., for her question:

Are there any mister ladybugs?

Long ago, someone dedicated this rosy red little beetle to the Virgin Mary, and it became known as the ladybird beetle. We call it the ladybug or the lady beetle. In any case, we can count the pretty little in\sects among our friends, for every year they devour hosts of aphids and other insects which feed on our food crops.

In America alone we have more than 350 different ladybugs. And there are both males and females in every variety. The little, round., red beetle with its black spots that you find in the garden could be either mr. or mrs. Ladybug.