I can take take most creepy crawlies but earwigs. They are just plain evil
in my book. Ate a whole stand of white marigolds from the inside out a
couple years ago. Also their "balance" is easily thrown off by too much damp
and then they infest everything including the house where I am the only
natural predator and not too effective at that.

mm


"LeeAnne" wrote in message
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I've just never understood the mentality behind killing creepy crawlies.
Don't you understand that they are good? I work in my garden for hours
surrounded by bees and wasps and all kinds of spiders large and small.
Sure
they'll make me 'eek' every now and again if they startle me -- but there
is
nothing more satisfying than seeing a big fat spider eating some other
kind
of garden nasty that would otherwise be eating my plants.

Do you kill the snakes and toads and frogs? What about the birds and
squirrels and chipmunks?

Start messing around w/killing certain things and you'll throw off your
balance. If you're using poisons then you'll be killing everything.


"Kat" wrote in message
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"LeeAnne" wrote in message
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yes yes, kill everything, pave the rainforest and your lawn while
you're
at
it.
If you do not like bugs - DON'T GARDEN.


You my dear, may raise a huge buzzing bug bed for all I care. But if
your
spiders and paper wasps cross my property
line.......AAAAAAARRRrrrrrrgggggg
!!!*plop* (squiggle squiggle squiggle).