Hello, I'm an expert in entomology, which is the scientific study of insects. I'd be happy to help answer your question about ladybugs and their dietary habits.

Ladybugs, also known as ladybird beetles or Coccinellidae, are small beetles that are typically red or orange with black spots. They are beneficial insects, known for their voracious appetite for pests that can damage crops and gardens, such as aphids, scale insects, whitefly, and spider mites.

Now, regarding your question about whether ladybugs eat clothes: Ladybugs do not eat clothes. Their diet consists of small insects and other arthropods. Clothes are made of materials like cotton, wool, or synthetic fibers, which are not part of a ladybug's natural diet. Insects that are known to damage fabrics include carpet beetles and clothes moths, but these are different species with different feeding habits than ladybugs.

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Ladybugs don't eat fabric, plants, paper or any other household items. They like to eat APHIDS. Aphids are very small, but very destructive pest that feed on plants. ... Ladybugs, while trying to hibernate in your house, live off of their own body fats.read more >>