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RE: THE FOOD FOREST IS STARTING TO HAVE SOME ACTION
Spring's a poppin' in your area, for sure! I wonder if you see many native ladybugs. Those look like the Harlequin lady beetles (Harmonia axyridis), with all those spots and the black and white 'M' on the part between their head and main body. They can be rough on the native species. But at least they do serve the same function with aphids! Enjoy your spring and that nice-looking asparagus! You are in for some good eating in future springs! :D
Thank you! Not sure if that's a native ladybug or not.
Not all Harlequins have that M or W on their thorax. But if a ladybug does have it, then it's a Harlequin. I'll be checking out Steemit ladybug photos this spring and summer. Maybe I ought to keep score of what I see, lol.