Re: [CH] Ladybugs
Oatmeal Jack (oat@intrepid.net)
Fri, 29 Jun 2001 09:42:02 -0400
The AG guys recommended the fridge, put a little grass in there, and from
reading many of your posts Risa, dont forget to put some air holes in the
lid of the can! :)
Pepper Jack of WV
>Ladybugs do swarm - in the Fall. I live on the outside of a small forest and
>swamp. Last September we started seeing ladybugs on the outsides of all the
>houses on our side of the woods. No one across the street saw them or had
>them on their houses. We also had them indoors too. They would come in
>through the screens and also the doors. They would hang out on the ceiling
>and the walls and the windows. I saw some in the winter too.
>
>Yes, they swarm. So collect all you can. I'm going to do the same this Fall.
>My DH will think I am nuts with the can of ladybugs in the fridge. or
>freezer. Then in the Spring I'll let them outdoors.
>
>Right now I don't need them but we still have quite a few in the grass and
>in the air outside. Aside from those we have dragonflies, bees, you name
>it. No bad bugs so far, or few. When I see one, I spray it with my garlic
>spray and they disappear for awhile. I check the plants every day. So far so
>good.
>
>RisaG, Zone 6, NJ
>
>Risa's Food Service
>http://www.geocities.com/radiorlg
>
>----- Original Message -----
>From: "Oatmeal Jack" <oat@intrepid.net>
>To: "Emile & Dewi" <e.steenbrink@worldonline.nl>; "Chile Heads"
><chile-heads@globalgarden.com>
>Sent: Thursday, June 28, 2001 5:14 PM
>Subject: Re: [CH] Ladybugs
>
>
> > I noticed in my house this year a little tannish lady bug, thought that
>was
> > strange that our lady bugs had changed color, I found on the WV
>agriculture
> > site that they were Asian ladybugs, that they are tannish instead of red
> > and that they were imported to take care of the pecan aphid, but soon
> > spread and are even better at eating aphids than our native ones for some
> > reason, problem is they swarm in houses during the winter, so this year I
> > am planning on putting a coffee can in the fridge and catching all of them
> > that invade our house this year to release them in the garden!
> >
> > Pepper Jack of WV
> >
> >
> >
> > >I'm pleased to report that the weird looking bugs on my Siberian are baby
> > >ladybugs. They look like small alligators so I didn't think they were
> > >ladybugs but a quick check revealed that they WERE ladybugs. So I am
>happy.
> > >My plants really needed some natural bug repellent.
> > >
> > >All's well in Chilechick's pepper patch. Hot weather is making my plants
> > >grow tall and healthy and lots of blossoms make the patch a sea of
>colours.
> > >Black Cuban (Thanks Tara!) is looking beautiful and the Bolivian Rainbow
> > >(Thanks Risa) is the most beautiful pepper plant I've ever seen. More
> > >updates on my site soon.
> > >
> > >Thanks everyone for donating and swapping seeds with me. Luv ya guys!
> > >
> > >Miss Dewi
> > >
> > >PS. Randy, if you're out there, I love you! XXX
> >
> > Join the Carp Anglers Group at:
> > http://www.carpanglersgroup.org
> >
> > Go Fishing with Jack on the Potomac River, MD, USA at:
> > http://www.geocities.com/yosemite/rapids/8155
Join the Carp Anglers Group at:
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