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The Lost Ladybug Project
Cornell University needs you to go out and take some pictures of ladybugs!
Over the past twenty years several native ladybug species that were once very common have become extremely rare. During this same time several species of ladybugs from other places have greatly increased both their numbers and range. Besides being incredibly cool and charismatic ladybugs are also essential predators in both farms and forests that keep us from being overrun with pests (like aphids and mealybugs). In many areas the native ladybugs are being replaced by exotic ones.
Visit the Lost Ladybug Project website to learn the best places to find ladybugs, tips for collecting them and pointers on photographing them!
1 comment:
We love ladybugs. Every year, I buy a few thousand from the garden store in spring and we have a party releasing them into the plants around the yard. I saw a ton at the beach in May which I had never seen before.
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