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Margaret Lauterbach: Take care of your birch trees

Many of us love white-barked trees, but few of us actually have them as bright spots in their yards. In our area, white-barked means birch or aspen.

Invading cannibal ladybirds take over Britain's homes

It started with the squirrels – Britain's native reds being ousted by their ruthless grey American cousins. Now another battle is unfolding, one which could be even more catastrophic for an iconic species. Ladybird wars have broken out in the UK – and this time humans are caught in the crossfire.