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Why I love Holland so much.
Posted: 19 May 2006

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Another use for egg boxes.
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Another use for egg boxes.

Category: Gardening tips. | Posted: Mon Feb 13, 2006 2:35 am

As you are no doubt aware ladybirds are one of the most useful predatory insects you can have in your garden. They'll happily feed for hours on those troublesome aphids.

To ensure that ladybirds will be resident in your garden from early spring you'll need to provide them with a safe haven in which they can overwinter.

The best 'ladybird hotel' is an old egg box, opened out and pushed, upside down, into a hedge, under a shed or somewhere else that it will be relatively dry and undisturbed through the winter months. The ladybirds will find the egg compartments warm, dry and safe as a refuge from predators.

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glendann wrote on Wed Nov 15, 2006 5:01 pm:

I did not know this .I hope we are talking about what we call Lady Bugs.I love those little bugs .I have no shrubs.I wonder where I could put them.I missed this post because it was posted in Feb .I came on the Stew in March.Thanks Eileen.

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