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Thu 05 May 2010Ladybirds are a gardener's friend
URBAN FARMER:The ladybirds charm while the aphids irritate, and the gardeners have a battle on their hands controlling pests, writes FIONNUALA FALLON
THERE’S A loveliness of ladybirds in the OPW’s walled garden at the moment. Yes, that’s right, a “loveliness” of ladybirds, because it turns out that these smartly spotted, polka-dotted beetles (just like schools of dolphins, swarms of flies, gaggles of geese or herds of elephants) have their very own collective noun. Who would have thought?
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