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Garden Detective

Jessica Damiano's award-winning garden blog gets to the root of things.

Watch out for ladybug infestations and swarms

Ladybird beetle populations are best left in the

Around this time every year people start reporting swarms of ladybugs around -- and oftentimes inside -- their homes. The reason is simple: It's getting cold out there.

The tiny red spotted beetles are usually viewed as the good guys of the insect world. They're right up there with praying mantids and butterflies. Usually, we don't mind when they get into the house. We're not only likely to...

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