Volunteers in the Buckeye Lady Beetle Blitz program are provided with a sampling toolkit.  Below are links to PDF files of these materials. 

The Sampling Instruction Card illustrates thethe data collection process that our volunteers use to collect lady beetles.

The Lady Beetle ID Card includes pictures and key identification charcters for 4 exotic and 10 native lady beetles found in Ohio, even if you are not a volunteer, this will allow you to idenfity many of the lady beetles found in your home landscape.

June Data Sheet

August Data Sheet