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"David Hare-Scott" wrote:

Bill who putters wrote:
We have a few that live here. The ladybug is common.

Not all ladybugs are beneficial. Some are carnivores and hunt insects.
Some are herbivores and hunt plants you might want to keep. It pays to know
the species that are found in your area and deal with them accordingly.

David

I heard something about this some where. Seems some NEW lady bugs are
not desirable .

Id hazard a guess it is the Asian lady bugs.

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Read about your snail killers but wonder why not permitted in some
locals.

All mine are locals that I try to protect. The purchase of Mantis new
to me but the locals seem to have died out due to habitat loss. They
seem to like what I'd call good pheasant cover. Weeds about 2 to 3 foot
high.

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