Japanese beetles or Lady bugs were all the rage a few years ago. Folks bought them by the thousands and released them into their gardens to control aphids. Now we seem to have more than we need and they are a real nusance in some areas.

Garden releases were good in theory, but failed to take into account the real world. First, if there were not a Lot of aphids in your garden, the lady bugs would fly off in search of same. You had to time their release just right to get any benefit at all. And there were non native sub species introduced that may eventually prove to be of more harm than good. I suppose the lesson here is that even with the best ideas, there can be unintended consequences. And don’t buy any more lady bugs.

Randy

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