THE ILLEGAL LADYBUG TRADE.
Its ladybug harvest season. Yes... there is such a thing as “Ladybug harvesting”.
The red and black beetles are used for pest control in organic gardens and they eat bad bugs. Ladybug harvesters collect them in the fall and sell them during the spring gardening season. It’s a lucrative business but its technically illegal and the reason is complicated.
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