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Bad Bugs (and good ones)

17 years ago

The below link was posted by someone over in the Texas gardening forum.

It is from Texas A&M University, and was a big help for me.

Maybe someone on this forum could use the info too.

Note at the bottom of the link is a section featuring the "good" bugs that should be welcomed to the garden and protected.

Randy

Here is a link that might be useful: Texas A&M University Horticulture

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jerijen
17 years ago
Thanks Randy! That's a neat link. I'm going to put it into the Feb. HRG "Rose Letter."

Jeri Jennings
carolfm
17 years ago
Randy, I just got through studying insects/IPM in my MG class and you are so right, it is important to know which ones are the good guys and which ones are the bad guys. It is also important to have a "tolerance" for a certain level of the bad bugs until the good bugs have a chance to come along to take care of them. Thank you for posting the link.

Carol
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mauirose
17 years ago
Great link, thanks for thinking of us Randy!
ingrid_vc so. CA zone 9
17 years ago
A very timely link, Randy, since I'm now able to identify a bug that I've noticed just lately on my roses as a green stink bug. It does live up to its name!

Ingrid

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