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Posted by poppy22 NSW Aust (My Page) on Tue, May 6, 03 at 18:34
| This must seem like a strange question. I have been told Lady Bugs are very good around the garden as they eat the aphids off roses and other plants. Can someone confirm this and if this is the case can you buy Lady Bugs from anywhere? |
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RE: Lady bugs
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| Definitely good guys, Poppy. I've never heard fo them for sale, but I would thing the state Ag site might be a start. Your garden is OK if you have lots of them around. |
RE: Lady bugs
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| The red ones are goodies. There are other coloured ladybirds but I'm not sure if they're good too. |
RE: Lady bugs
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| The one with 9 spots is the only plant-eater - the rest are good guys. I know they can buy ladybugs in the US, but I don't know about here. Hopefully you might get some useful information at this Google search. Pam |
RE: Lady bugs
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| We have had a ladybird population explosion at our place, they are everywhere! They are really cute and their grubs do eat aphids, so what more could you ask for in a bug really? |
RE: Lady bugs
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| try bugs for bugs. they dont sell the regular lady beetles but a whole stack of different types for different pests. Yellow spotted lady beetles eat powdery mildew and the read spotted ones eat aphid and a whole stack of other pest species. |
RE: Lady bugs
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- Posted by Anna_B Sydney, NSW (My Page) on
Thu, Jul 3, 03 at 19:12
Came across this in the recent 'Burke's Backyard' magazine.
two companies who supply beneficial insets: Beneficial Bug Co. www.beneficialbugs.com.au
BioProtection - www.bugsforbugs.com.au |
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