On Wed, 11 Dec 2002 16:57:42 GMT, Karen Kay wrote:

(Terry Horton) wrote in
:
On Mon, 09 Dec 2002 16:56:19 GMT, Karen Kay
wrote:

My hibiscus is getting ready to flower again, but the buds are
covered with little black bugs (maybe 1/16" long). I sprayed
insectidal soap, and that cut the number of bugs by half. Any
other ideas?

Ladybugs! A nice little chart on beneficials
http://www.cortesia.org/publications...ts/insects.pdf

It's a good idea, but isn't this the wrong time of year for ladybugs?

So long as there's prey they should do fine, though they may go
dormant for a couple of weeks if it gets really cold. But then so will
the aphids, and the hibiscus.