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Are ladybugs predators

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Yes other animals do prey upon ladybugs. Little pesticides like mantis and birds may harm the ladybug.They also avoid that nasty chemical smell the ladybug produces to warn or protect themselves from an other predator it may come upon.

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Ladybugs feed primarily on aphids, but eat a large assortment of other insects.

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Except for one vegetation-eating genus, all ladybugs are carnivorous predators that feed on insects harmful to plants.

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Aphids, mealybugs, mites, and scaleinsects are the most common prey of ladybugs [Coccinellidaefamily].

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Both - Ladybirds (Ladybugs) prey on aphids - and are preyed upon by birds.

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Aphids

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Both.

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