Nine-Spotted Ladybug, Long-Absent New York State Insect, Is Back

Friday, November 25, 2011 - 00:00 in Paleontology & Archaeology

The nine-spotted ladybug, the state’s official insect, was found summering in Amagansett after an absence of 29 years. Now scientists are nurturing a thriving colony of the bugs.

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