why would you stab lady bugs twice? lol

That's what I was thinking, West! ;-) I don't want once stabbed lady bugs let alone twice stabbed.

More seriously I have never heard of twice stabbed lady bugs so can't help there, Bob.

I am curious as to what you have learned about them that causes you to look for them specifically though. Please share.

stabbed lady bugs stink, i just ate one

The Twice Stabbed Lady Bug is one of the many species of Lady bugs, Lady Beetles, out there. This one has two red dots on its very dark shell giving an indication of being stabbed, twice. Whether any of the purveryors of Lady Beetles sell those I've not paid atention to since I have all of the Lady Beetles I need, naturally.

Lady beetles are great, but we tend to underestimate the work done by much smaller predators. Syrphid fly larvae and predatory mites often bring aphids under control faster and better than lady beetles, but because we can't see them, we like to give all the credit to big insects we can see, like ladybeetles.

Plant lots of flowers with small blossoms -- sweet alyssum, ammis, and every heavy blooming native plant you can find. You will thus assemble a mighty defensive force, for free. You may not see many ladybeetles, though. If smaller beneficials keep soft-bodied insects under control in your garden, the ladybeetles will stay up in the trees where there is much more food available.

Here is a link that might be useful: my website

GardensAlive.com sells spotted lady beetles by mail.

Lorna