Here is something amazing I just learned while reading my Master Gardener book...
Ladybugs are an introduced species! They aren't native, they came from Australia in 1888 to combat a citrus disease.
I guess that really does prove the point that native=good and non-native=evil is a little too simplistic.
3 comments:
Thank you Aussies! I love the ladybugs in my yard.
Wow! The Vedalia beetle is voracious. Nice! EE
I think there's native species, too. Have you seen the lostladybugproject(.org)? They collect peoples' photos of ladybugs in their gardens to document the populations of exotic vs. native. I was wondering the other day about slugs- introduced, right?
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