The City of Colwood has released thousands of aphid-eating ladybugs to help protect its trees, parks and shrubs.
Last week, the city said its parks team released the colourful insects around Colwood"as a way to manage the damage caused by pests such as aphids.""Ladybugs are an inexpensive and environmentally friendly alternative to harmful chemical pesticides," said the municipality in a release Tuesday.
The insects tend to sleep in the early morning when it's cool before becoming active in the sunshine."The midges are more likely to stay put in windy locations, and are almost as voracious as the ladybugs, consuming 60 different species of aphids," said the municipality.
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