what our experiment is about

Ladybugs in Space will show how micro-gravity will affect the life cycle of a ladybug. We feel that it is important to discover how micro-gravity could affect ladybugs so that in the future, if there are gardens in space, astronauts and scientists will be able to prevent pests like aphids from destroying food resources.

We expect that micro-gravity will speed up the process, that typically takes 26-54 days (from egg to adult) on earth.

While the ladybugs are in space, we will be conducting a ground truth test to monitor our findings and document our results. We will compare our findings after the mission returns back to earth.

Friday, February 13, 2015

Day 6

 We have seen no eggs yet. The ladybugs seem to love the plants especially the mint.I hypothesize that is because there are tiny aphids living on the leaves.
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Day 5

 The ladybugs love light so they either are at the top of the tank or the side of the tank. I hypothesize the ladybugs are trying to get as much of the sunlight as they can get.
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Day 4

We have had some escaping ladybugs! They are masters at getting out of tiny spaces! I tried to refresh the water on a cotton ball, and many of the ladybugs flew away! Ladybugs are all over the house!
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