Learn about ladybugs in the newest issue of the Optimistic Gardener

Hippodamia convergens, commonly known as the convergent lady beetle, is one of the most common lady beetles in North America. Photo courtesy Joseph Berger, Bugwood.org Ladybugs aren’t bugs at all. They’re beetles. That’s just one thing you’ll learn in the newest edition of the Optimistic Gardener. The publication is produced by the Master Gardeners of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Chautauqua and Cattaraugus counties. Find the newsletter on the gardening page of Cornell Cooperative Extension in Chautauqua County (on the lefthand side) and in Cattaraugus…