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Old 07-08-2008, 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by beccabunga View Post
Not many ladybirds, but not many aphids either. Have not had to go round cleaning up the roses at all.
Same here. I usually find the aphids go into retreat once the hoverflies become numerous, and they seem especially numerous this year. They are really big aphid-eaters.