MIKE ROSS wrote
 
------------BIG BUGS
 
> We've had the invasion of the "Pale Spotted Lady
> Beetles" which was imported from Asia into the
> Southern US in 1982 in an attempt to control
> aphids. They have since spread like wildfire all
> over the continent since they had no natural
> predator, and birds don't seem to like them.
 
 Yep, they got here a few summers ago.
 
 Didn't know they were intentionally imported, tho.
 
 They spoiled the kids' delight in finding
 real Lady Bugs.
 
 

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