Re: aphids, lady bugs
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- Subject: Re: aphids, lady bugs
- From: "* E* E* <a*@sympatico.ca>
- Date: Fri, 11 Jul 1997 07:05:47 -0600 (MDT)
Walter wrote:
Lady bugs 'swarm' here in north MS, usually in early spring and
late fall. However, they never seem to be around when the aphids are,
but aphids have never been much of a problem.
The benefits of lady bugs (lady beetles would be better as they are not
bugs) is that the larvae are predators of the aphids. Thus, the fact
that the adults swarm when the aphids are absent is not necessarily a
bad thing.
Ian
