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Garden fauna flaunt winter survival skills
Jeff Ball: The Yardener
The Detroit News
November 19, 2010
Last week I mused about what happens to all those creatures big and small who inhabit our yards during the growing season but seem to disappear someplace for a winter holiday of some sort. There are a few more good guys and bad guys to investigate. (Read more...)
A helpful nuisance
Aaron Horrell
Southeast Missourian
November 14, 2010
In the early 1980s, the U.S. Department of Agriculture claimed to have established the Japanese ladybug into the North American landscape after decades of attempts. Japanese ladybugs eat aphids, which had been causing large crop losses for American pecan and soybean growers. (Read more...)
Ladybugs Invade Mid-South Homes in Swarms (bonus, great news video)
Natasha Chen
WREG-TV
November 10, 2010
This presents a huge hazard for homeowners trying to keep the pests out.
"I don't think there's anything we can do about it," said Rodney Shelton, whose home is visited every day by hundreds, perhaps thousands of ladybugs. "I hate them. They're cute. They bite, and they stink." (Read more...)
Ladybug onslaught means they are looking to hibernate
Merritt Melancon
The Union-Recorder
December 02, 2003
One ladybug landing on your sleeve might feel lucky to some, but for those who are blessed with hundreds of these red and black beetles, lucky might not be the word they would use. (Read more...)
Do-good, harmless ladybugs plentiful this year
Feature Article
The Gazette
November 7, 2000
Wow! Have you ever seen so many ladybugs? Where did they all come from? I did some digging to find out. It seems that Ohio's ladybug population grew in size about 5 years ago when the government, namely forestries and agricultural agencies, got together and decided to import the Asian lady beetle - 88,000 of them, to the northeastern states of the U.S. You will never guess why! (Read more...)
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