Before you goSign up for our free newsletter!Keep up to date with what's going on in the Catholic world HomeNewsLocal News Local News Ladybugs ladybugs ladybugs The Catholic Spirit April 25, 2013 0 FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Convent of the Visitation School third-grader Caroline Schlehuber, right, reacts to the many ladybugs crawling on her hand as classmate Logan Kinsella watches. Third-graders from the Mendota Heights school celebrated Earth Day April 22 by releasing 70,000 ladybugs throughout Mall of America’s Nickelodeon Universe amusement park. The ladybugs, which eat aphids and other pests, will act as “green” pesticides to protect the live plants throughout the park. The event is part of an ongoing collaboration between the Mall of America in Bloomington and Visitation’s third-graders. This year’s theme at the school is “What I Like About Minnesota,” and the third-grade students put the nation’s largest retail and entertainment complex at the top of their list. Photo by Jim Bovin for the Catholic Spirit FacebookTwitterPinterestWhatsApp Please enable JavaScript to view the comments powered by Disqus. Previous articlePro athletes thankful for life lessons learned in CAANext articleStewardship: A call to the heart that involves entire parish Related Articles Earth Day, Season of Creation call attention to care for creation Christians have role to steward land for the next generation ‘Laudato Si’: Facing fears honestly, bravely Only Jesus Sharing the graces of Easter SIGN UP FOR OUR FREE NEWSLETTER Sign Me Up - Advertisement - - Advertisement - Trending - Advertisement - - Advertisement - 12,743FansLike1,478FollowersFollow6,479FollowersFollow35,922FollowersFollow583SubscribersSubscribe - Advertisement -