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| "Kimberly" wrote:
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| | "R M. Watkin" wrote:
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| | "Patsy Brown" wrote:
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| | I remember reading some method to control Aphids. What should I
use
| on
| | my
| | Roses?
| |
| | Thanks
| | Pat
| |
| | If you cannot afford to purchase a couple of pints of ladybird
| beetles,
| | my mother used to make a strong tobacco tea out of a pack of
| ciggy's...
| |
| | Hi All,
| | The only trouble with tobacco tea is that it kills the good insects
as
| well
| | as the bad. Plus the fact is is bad for your health that is why it
fell
| into
| | dissuse in the last century. Hope this helps you.
| |
| | Richard M. Watkin.
| |
| |
| | Note, please, that I prefer ladybird beetles...
| |
| | It's what I use here now as I CAN afford them.
| |
| | I have a plentiful population of the larvae every spring.
| | The only aphids I have gather on the muscadine grapes, and those (the
| | grape leaves) are so prolific, it causes the plants no harm.
| |
| | Speaking of which, companion planting is also a good alternative.
|
| Is there someplace special you get your ladybird beetles? I've googled
but
| not gotten very far. Thanks.
|
| Kimberly
|
| Sorry. Most sites refer to them as ladybugs. :-)
|
| Try this search:
|
| http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&q...oogle+Searc h
|
| Many gardening catalogues sell those, and other beneficials.
| I finally got rid of all the scale on my cactus and the vast majority of
| mealy bugs using Lacewing larvae from a batch of eggs I bought at a
| nursery in Austin.
|
| Beneficial nematodes have also been a godsend.
|
| I need to re-do them this year as the fire ants are once more becoming a
| problem.
| --
| Peace, Om
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| "My mother never saw the irony in calling me a Son of a bitch" -- Jack
Nicholson

Thank you, kindly. I knew they were ladybugs but didn't know if there was a
special kind that was better than others.

I also ran across some information about the Lacewings during my travels
this morning and I'm now very interested in them as well.

Beneficial nematodes! Off I go to research those now. Thanks! Yes, thanks
alot.

Kimberly