As I may or may not have mentioned in my last blog post, one of the best–but also most perilous–things about doing research is that it’s so easy to get sidetracked. While looking for images for my book proposal, I… Read More
Those ladybugs you see in your house on warm days are Harmonia exyridis, a nonnative species of coccinellid beetle. The beetle was imported to control aphids, but the plan didn’t really work. They like to overwinter inside warm homes.