Re: Best place to buy ladybugs

In article <pan.2008.05.16.20.13.37.528568@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 MrMe <MrMe@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> On Fri, 16 May 2008 12:37:52 -0500, Omelet wrote:
> 
> > In article <g0kgh0$bmd$1@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
> >  "Katey Didd" <spamless@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:
> > 
> >> "Sam" <standish22@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote in message 
> >>
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> >> >I would like some ladybugs for my SMALL garden. 9foot by 5 foot.  I
> >> > have ants, so I assume aphids.  Where is the best place online to
by a
> >> > small qty of them.
> >> >
> >> > Any tips for keeping them around?
> >> 
> >> Don't waste your money. They will leave your garden in hours. 
> > 
> > But they left their eggs. :-)  I've had a good population now for 
> > several years. When I dumped my lot, I put them onto some grapvine 
> > leaves that were covered in Aphids.
> > 
> > Feed them and they will at least leave some progeny.
> > 
> > You can also, as I said, purchase lacewing eggs. That way you get the 
> > best predatory stage. The larvae.
> 
>   Lacewing - Don't the larvae eat azalea leaves ? Something was
>  devastating our azaleas. When we described the symtoms to
>  the local aggy extension service they said it sounded like lacewing.
>  It took forever to spray them away with various pesticide applications.
>  If you have azaleas around and you enjoy them, stick w/the ladies ...
> 
>   = Me =

Huh. The eggs I was sold were supposed to be strictly predators. I 
bought them at one of the nurseries to get rid of the terrible scale 
problem I had, and it did work...
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