Re: pests and predators
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- Subject: Re: pests and predators
- From: E* G* <e*@moose.ncia.net>
- Date: Thu, 10 Jul 1997 09:00:46 -0600 (MDT)
Rima wrote:
>Aphids do work and we wouldn't have glowing iris descriptions without
>them -- at least not in my garden. and I also have them in the house
>all winter, or have had for the last two years. I catch them and into
>the garden they go. My worst aphids are on the lupine -- not somuch on
>the iris. S we are both blessed with ladybugs.
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We have not been bothered with slugs this year and now I know the
reason why - toads are rampant in our garden this year. They are
doing a great job of pest control. We also have ladybugs and lots
of spiders on the lilies, especially, to catch the critters that
the others miss.
Ellen G.
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Ellen Gallagher \ e_galla@moose.ncia.net \ Lancaster, New Hampshire,USA
USDA Zone 3a \ Northern White Mountains\ AIS Region 1 {New England}
