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There's a good reason why lady beetles, aka ladybugs, are prevalent this time of year: aphids.
Ladybugs, from the family Coccinellidae, are actually beetles with voracious appetites for those soft-bodied insects that suck plant juices.
Wherever there are aphids, you'll usually see ladybugs. It may take awhile for the ladybugs to find them, but find them they will.
Two ladybugs converging on a plum tree leaf. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
Aphids covering a rosebud. (Photo by Kathy Keatley Garvey)
