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Lack of ladybugs mean aphids run wild
Written by Toronto Star   
June 30, 2009, Toronto, Ont. – The unexpected collapse of the ladybug population has left their usual prey, aphids, free to munch through countless plants.

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“They’re hitting plants we’re not used to seeing them on,” says Anastasia Jakubasz, assistant store manager at Plant World.

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