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17-11-2003, 03:22 PM
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is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live in
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17-11-2003, 05:02 PM
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"Ignad" wrote:
is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live in central Florida. You bet. they eat aphids and other bugs. They are one of the beneficial insects that are sold stuff like this. |
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17-11-2003, 09:12 PM
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"Ignad" wrote in message .com...
is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live in central Florida. Ladybugs do a wonderful job of eating thousands of garden and crop pests such as aphids, green flies, mealybugs and other scale insects. One ladybug can eat over 1,000 aphids in one day! |
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18-11-2003, 12:22 AM
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"Bill" wrote in message
om... "Ignad" wrote in message .com... is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live in central Florida. Ladybugs do a wonderful job of eating thousands of garden and crop pests such as aphids, green flies, mealybugs and other scale insects. One ladybug can eat over 1,000 aphids in one day! Do not be disappointed when after a few days your lady bugs just disappear. Once they have eaten all the available food they take off for better foraging. -- Old Clunker |
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18-11-2003, 03:12 AM
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"Old Clunker" wrote:
"Bill" wrote in message . com... "Ignad" wrote in message r.com... is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live in central Florida. Ladybugs do a wonderful job of eating thousands of garden and crop pests such as aphids, green flies, mealybugs and other scale insects. One ladybug can eat over 1,000 aphids in one day! Do not be disappointed when after a few days your lady bugs just disappear. Once they have eaten all the available food they take off for better foraging. http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/bi...adybintro.html Cool little bugs to begin with. |
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23-11-2003, 05:03 PM
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Ignad wrote: is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live in central Florida. wont hurt anything aand will definitly help if you have aphids John Rutz |
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