Israeli scientists have released 150,000 ladybugs into Northern Israel to get rid of cactus-eating parasites that are threatening Israeli sabra shrubs. The ladybugs were raised in the BioBee Biological Systems laboratories at Kibbutz Sde Eliyahu, near Beit She’an.
http://www.jpost.com/Enviro-Tech/Researchers-recruit-ladybug-species-to-help-save-Israeli-Sabra-350793