Mrtrialanderror
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 4:17 pm Post subject: Ladybirds: do they eat veg? |
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Hello
Can anyone tell me do ladybirds have a taste for fruit and veg or are they happy just munching on aphids and greenfly?
I want to control my bug problem naturally and this seems the best way but not if it means sacrificing my veg.
Stuart
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eileen
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 4:20 pm Post subject: |
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Ladybirds eat only the pests in your garden Stuart so go ahead and have as many as you like!! I love seeing these colourful beetles in the garden as I know the aphids will soon be history. 
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Mrtrialanderror
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| Posted: Sun May 10, 2009 4:32 pm Post subject: Thanks |
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Thanks for the info Eileen, I will order my ladybirds straightaway and say goodbye to those pesky aphids.
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ntjones
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| Posted: Sun May 17, 2009 11:43 am Post subject: |
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ladybirds will only eat the aphids, if you have a problem with pests like these, a number of sites sell lady bird larvey which do a great job of clearing all the pests.
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