Why We Need You
To be able to help the nine spotted ladybug and other ladybug species scientists need to have detailed information on which species are still out there and how many individuals are around. Entomologists at Cornell can identify the different species but there are too few of us to sample in enough places to find the really rare ones. We need you to be our legs, hands and eyes. If you can look for ladybugs and send us pictures of them with our Upload Photos Submission Form we can start to gather the information we need. We are very interested in the rare species but any pictures will help us. This is the ultimate summer science project for kids and adults! You can learn, have fun and help save these important species.
1. Go out and collect some ladybugs (see How to Find, Collect, and Photograph Ladybugs and check out our handy Field Guide)
2. When you find a ladybug - photograph it! (also in "How to Find, Collect, and Photograph Ladybugs").
3. Upload your digital images using our submission form along with the time, date, location, and habitat (e.g. garden, wild field, corn field etc.)
Quick Tips
The more the photos the better! - even if they are all the same kind of ladybug.
Zeros are useful data! Tell us even if you searched and didn’t find any ladybugs.
Data is most useful if you can tell us - where and how you collected, how many people collected for how long, the time, date, weather, and habitat.
