TB:hort

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• Subject: [iris] TB:hort
• From: &* S* D* <d*@wi.rr.com>
• Date: Wed, 10 Nov 2004 14:07:01 -0600
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Hi all,
As I am cleaning out the iris garden for its long winter's nap, I am finding
hundreds of ladybugs.  I have heard that this is a good thing-not only for
luck, but for what they eat.  They seem to be "hunckered" down between the
fans near the bases of the rhizomes.  I have found several patches of greyish
eggs along with  a few.  Are these eggs of the iris borer that the lady bugs
are feeding on, or might these be ladybug eggs?  Also, am I doing a bad theing
for them by trimming back the fans and cleaning all the leaves and stuff out
of the garden?  I would appreciate any advice.  Thanks.
Lynn
Greendale, WI
zone 5

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