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Katey Didd

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From: "Katey Didd" <spaml...@spamless.com>

Date: Fri, 16 May 2008 12:42:55 -0500

Local: Fri, May 16 2008 1:42 pm

Subject: Re: Best place to buy ladybugs

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"Omelet" <ompome...@gmail.com> wrote in message

news:ompomelet-345FDB.10142316052008@news.giganews.com...

> In article <eg7r249slcifej9nm5sg4erjpomjpr2...@4ax.com>,
> The Cook <susan_r23...@yahoo.com> wrote:

>> On Fri, 16 May 2008 06:36:15 -0700 (PDT), Sam <standis...@hotmail.com>
>> wrote:

>> >I would like some ladybugs for my SMALL garden. 9foot by 5 foot. I
>> >have ants, so I assume aphids. Where is the best place online to by a
>> >small qty of them.

>> >Any tips for keeping them around?

>> Careful. I don't know the whole story, but someone brought in
>> ladybugs into this area a few years ago. Now they are everywhere and
>> do like to come in when the weather cools.

> But I'll bet you have few garden pests! <g> They eat aphids, scale,
> mealy bug and other things. Another good predator are lacewing larvae.
> I got rid of a persistant scale infection on the succulents in my
> greehouse using those...

I remember my ex-husband releasing them in our large vegetable garden years
ago. At least 90% were gone the next day. A few days later we didn't find
any. Same thing with praying mantis he bought. We never ordered any more
beneficials.

> --
> Peace! Om

> "Human nature seems to be to control other people
> until they put their foot down." -- Stephan Rothstein

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