PHOTO VIGNETTE

An Unexpected Garden Helper

Is ladybug a bug? Is ladybird a bird and can it fly? Are all ladybeetles ladies?

A ladybird clearing off the powdery mildew on the tiny hydrangea flower buds; image credit to the author

BUGS bother me. They bother me a lot even by just imagining those creepy-crawleys.

Think bed bugs, centipedes, mites, ticks, scorpions. Wouldn’t you feel queasy, too?