Re: Lacewings
- To: perennials@mallorn.com
- Subject: Re: Lacewings
- From: m* l*
- Date: Fri, 14 Apr 2000 11:41:55 -0600
At 01:10 PM 4/14/2000 -0400, you wrote:
>I recently read of an adult lacewing, described as a "voracious consumer of
>garden pests, most notably of aphids". As aphids are a recurring problem
>in my garden I would like to have a lacewing come live with my flowers.
>Have any of you had any experience with these insects? Do they really like
>aphids? Any ideas where I could get one?
>
>Betty M.
>Northcentral Kentucky
One? One lacewing? How many aphids do you think would fit in that tiny
stomach? You buy them by the thousand from insectaries or places such as
Gardens Alive. Margaret L
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