The Buckeye Lady Beetle Blitz is a Community Science Program that tracks the abundance and species richness of lady beetles across the state of Ohio. Unfortunately, many species of lady beetles have declined dramatically in recent decades, and we are monitoring the abundances of remaining populations.

We first conducted our survey from 2009-2015 and would like to resample lady beetle populations 10 years later to see how they have changed.

Our program seeks volunteers who have a home garden (either a flower or food garden) that would be willing to collect lady beetles using a yellow sticky card trap in this garden over two weeks this summer (one week in June and August).

Workshop participants will learn about the results of our initial survey and be provided with the tools and training needed to contribute to the 2025 survey.

The Seneca County training will be held on June 2, 2025 in the extension office conference room (3140 South State Route 100, Tiffin, OH, 44883). The training will be held from 1-3pm and is free to attend. Registration is requested but not required. You can register at go.osu.edu/BLBBseneca