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The ladybug (also called ladybeetle or ladybird beetle) was designated an official state insect of Tennessee in 1975 (as was the firefly). The honeybee was adopted in 1990 as Tennessee's Agricultural insect.
Seven-spot ladybug photo © Russ Ottens, University of Georgia, USA
Couresy Insect Images.org
Ladybugs are purchased by farmers to help control aphids and other insect pests on their crops.
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