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Christine Coy, a worker at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, helps release 35,000 ladybugs yesterday to kill aphids that have taken over the graveyard
Christine Coy, a worker at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, helps release 35,000 ladybugs yesterday to kill aphids that have taken over the graveyard

Christine Coy, a worker at Mount Pleasant Cemetery, helps release 35,000 ladybugs yesterday to kill aphids that have taken over the graveyard

Date10 July 1992
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Original Toronto Star caption: Christine Coy; a worker at Mount Pleasant Cemetery; helps release 35;000 ladybugs yesterday to kill aphids that have taken over the graveyard. The ladybug attack is part of the cemetery's move toward environmentally responsible bug control. An adult ladybug can eat 5;000 aphids in its lifetime.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0008987F
Country:Canada
City, town or township:Toronto
Neighbourhood:Rosedale-Moore Park
Province or state:Ontario