"Steve & Erin" wrote in message
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Any standing water will attract mosquitoes, not lady bugs.
Then you will have a "red spot" problem along with your black spot problem
;-)

Thinning them out and a good dose of Ortho seems like your best bet. Also
remember to always clean up fallen leaves from around the base of the
plant.


Good lord.....don't simply tell a newbie to use "Ortho"! Provide a specific
product name so they buy only the correct thing, and nothing more.
Otherwise, they end up with a container of the wrong thing sitting in the
garage, until they finally decide to get rid of it, and probably not by
disposing of it correctly.

This is why 75% of places I like to fish have "don't eat" warnings on so
many species.