Good bugs:

Tomstrees · June 14, 2007

A couple days ago I noticed aphids on my eggplant.
I'm gonna leave them, with the discovery of my new found good bug:

~ Tom

dcarch · June 14, 2007

You are a very patriatic eggplant grower.

Do you always put a flag next to your plants?

dcarch

Tomstrees · June 15, 2007

lol Dcarch ~

It was left in the pot from Memorial Day - We had a party and have some "vets" in the fam ...

Anywho, when I woke up this morning, that ladybug had already moved to another part of the eggplant and has started muching on those aphids. Thats one thing I can say about my yard: the lady bugs sure like to vacation there ~ lol

Tom

creister · June 16, 2007

Wait until they start hatching some larva. I had aphids in my roses last year. Two or three days after I saw one ladybug larva, they were gone.

Two years ago, the lady bugs were very thick in my yard. Unfortunatly, they have built up the houses behind us and the open field is gone. I haven't seen near as many since then. They are wonderful to have around.

pooklette · June 16, 2007

I saw a lady bug in my garden yesterday and nearly danced for joy. The creepy crawlies are making a mess of my plants this year. It's pretty sad when you have to fight tooth and nail just to get a little of your own food!

Tomstrees · June 17, 2007

I live in the middle of suburbia and neighbors are realtively close,
but for some reason,
ladybugs stop at my pool every year for a drink!

I rescued a "floater" ladybug in my pool yesterday and placed him on the eggplant as well.
Well, he woke up quick, and immediately went down to the ahpid "eating center" ~ lol

Now I have 2 resident "good bugs" doin my work ! Best part ?
They love doin it too !

~ Tom

June 14, 2007	#1
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	Good bugs: A couple days ago I noticed aphids on my eggplant. I'm gonna leave them, with the discovery of my new found good bug: ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

June 14, 2007	#2
dcarch Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: NY Posts: 2,618	You are a very patriatic eggplant grower. Do you always put a flag next to your plants? dcarch __________________ tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato tomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomatomato matomato

June 15, 2007	#3
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	lol Dcarch ~ It was left in the pot from Memorial Day - We had a party and have some "vets" in the fam ... Anywho, when I woke up this morning, that ladybug had already moved to another part of the eggplant and has started muching on those aphids. Thats one thing I can say about my yard: the lady bugs sure like to vacation there ~ lol Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

June 17, 2007	#6
Tomstrees Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: NJ Bayshore Posts: 3,848	I live in the middle of suburbia and neighbors are realtively close, but for some reason, ladybugs stop at my pool every year for a drink! I rescued a "floater" ladybug in my pool yesterday and placed him on the eggplant as well. Well, he woke up quick, and immediately went down to the ahpid "eating center" ~ lol Now I have 2 resident "good bugs" doin my work ! Best part ? They love doin it too ! ~ Tom __________________ My green thumb came only as a result of the mistakes I made while learning to see things from the plant's point of view. ~ H. Fred Ale

June 16, 2007	#4
creister Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Abilene, TX zone 7 Posts: 1,478	Wait until they start hatching some larva. I had aphids in my roses last year. Two or three days after I saw one ladybug larva, they were gone. Two years ago, the lady bugs were very thick in my yard. Unfortunatly, they have built up the houses behind us and the open field is gone. I haven't seen near as many since then. They are wonderful to have around.

June 16, 2007	#5
pooklette Tomatovillian™ Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Zone 5 Posts: 262	I saw a lady bug in my garden yesterday and nearly danced for joy. The creepy crawlies are making a mess of my plants this year. It's pretty sad when you have to fight tooth and nail just to get a little of your own* food*!