Are ladybugs being overtaken by wasps? ... The cuckoo visits the nests where it leaves its young and kills those magpies that don't protect their offspring.

The ladybug, or Asian lady beetle, ... The Asian lady or "Halloween" beetle tends to swarm at the end of October and nest in white cliffs or any other light-colored structures.

Are ladybugs being overtaken by wasps? A Université de Montréal entomologist is investigating a type of wasp (Dinocampus coccinellae) present in Quebec that forces ladybugs (Coccinella maculata ...

Parasitism: Wasp uses ladybug as 'zombie bodyguard' Date: July 18, 2011 Source: CNRS (Délégation Paris Michel-Ange) Summary: The parasitic wasp Dinocampus coccinellae is no fool.