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HMM - Charm(s)
HMM - Charm(s)

My fruit trees are starting to get some aphids, and the Lady Bugs are starting to gather. They do such good work, but their babies, their babies are who eat all those aphids. Let's make some babies!

Per a New York Times article:

The ladybug
Ladybugs are arguably the most widely renowned bug when it comes to bringing good luck.

The ladybug, also known as the ladybird beetle, was first deemed lucky during the Middle Ages when a large aphid outbreak occurred in Europe, said Kritsky.

Then along came the ladybug, which is a “voracious predator” to the aphid and feasted on the large food base. Eventually, it cut down on the infestation.

“They ate the aphids and saved the day,” the expert said.

The local populations began to call them “our lady’s bugs” or “our lady’s beetles” — hence the name ladybug.

“For that reason, they’ve always been associated with Mother Mary,” he said.

Having a ladybug land on you is considered “very good luck,” Kritsky explained — but killing a ladybug is bad luck.

“So that should be avoided at all costs,” he said.

Ladybug mythologies even stretch to counting the number of spots on a ladybug’s back, which is thought to be an indicator of how many happy months you’ll be expected to have if one does land on you.

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