The Green Tortoise Beetle is one of a group of several closely related beetles. Green Tortoise Beetles feed on White Dead Nettle, Hedge Woundwort and Water Mint, and are often found in gardens.
The third oldest institution of higher learning in the United States is Yale University, located in New Haven, Connecticut. This private university is one of the prestigious Ivy League schools. It was founded by Congregationalists in 1701 as the Collegiate School of Connecticut and at the time adhered to orthodox Puritanism. After being located in Branford and other sites in the area, the school settled in New Haven in 1716.
Yale has its roots in colonial America. The Yale family decided to emigrate to the New World from North Wales. A few generations later, about 1840, Linus Yale Sr., began designing and manufacturing a series of innovative, high security locks at his Yale Lock Shop in Newport, New York. He specialized in expensive, handmade bank locks.