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n. - Small round bright-colored and spotted insect that usually feeds on aphids and other insect pests.

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  • Speaking of cards, I got the one you sent of the salmon and all those fish stickers and the spider sticker, the Australian croc crossing sticker, and the Hello Kitty as...
  • Adult ladybeetle (Coccinella septumpunctata) predating on mealybug.
  • Breakthrough: Greenfly, pictured here with a ladybeetle, may have met its match Their ability to ruin the best blooms and the juiciest buds has made them the bane of the...
  • The detriment of the additional hot days also depended on which of two different predatory ladybeetle species was present, showing that the structures of local food webs...
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