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Save the ladybugs: Beneficial insect is in decline
The queen of beneficial insects for decades was the ladybug, or lady beetle. Native to the Midwest, the insect is an effective natural control for soybean aphids. But USDA’s North Central Agricultural Research Lab in Brookings, S.D., indicates that lady …