The Garden Bug: Ladybug lingo

Advice & Tips
Written By The Weekly Bean

By Brenda Weaver

Called "ladybug" or "ladybeetle" in the United States, this garden favorite is called glückskäfer in Austria, slunécko in Czechoslovakia, leppäkerttu in Finland, paskalitsa in Greece, lieveheersbeestje in Holland, coccinella in Italy, tentou mushi in Japan, kumbang in Malaysia, biedronka in Poland, pikapolonica in Slovenia, mariquita in Spain and ilsikazana esincane in Zulu.

Source: www.celticbug.com

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