Coccinellidae November depending on location and weather conditions. Homes or other buildings near fields or woods are particularly prone to infestation. After an abnormally long period of hot, dry weather in the summer of 1976 in the UK, a marked increase in the aphid population was followed by a "plague" of ladybirds, with many reports of people being bitten as the supply of aphids dwindled. The presence of coccinellids in grape harvests can cause ladybird taint in wines produced from the grapes. "Harmonia axyridis" (the harlequin ladybird) is an example of how an animal might be partly welcome and partly harmful.
Weather Center (1998–2009) Weather Center (1998–2009) Weather Center (originally WeatherScope) was a news/weather program produced by The Weather Channel in Atlanta, Georgia. Initially, "Weather Center" was the lone program for The Weather Channel. By 2000, the show had started being significantly pared down. By the end of 2008, "Weather Center" only aired for one hour a day during the week and two hours on weekends. The 4pm hour of "Weather Center" (2006 to 2009) was replaced by "PM Edition". In 1995, The Weather Channel introduced WeatherScope, a show aired every 30 minutes, featured the day's top weather stories, forecasts for the days ahead,