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Updated 6th of February 2025 Ladybirds are probably the most popular member of the beetle family in Britain. Gardeners love them because they are voracious aphid eaters, and so are their larvae. Ladybirds are so good at keeping population numbers down, that you won’t need to use pesticides. The two-spotted and seven-spotted varieties [...]

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