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Lady bugs are good, right?

20 years ago

I just bought some Cyan pepper spray to keep bugs off of both my garden and my palms. But it just occured to me that it might keep the lady bugs off as well. I believe they eat mites and other small insects that are harmfull to palms. Any suggestions on a spray that is freindly to Lady bugs?

thanx,

Andy

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Comments (3)

blondboy47
20 years ago
Maybe you'll get lucky and you'll have Lady Bugs who like their insects spicey! LOL ;) :D

(sorry, couldn't resist)
scaldude
20 years ago
Ladybugs are best known for aphid control, but they also eat mites. I've always seen them around rose bushes. I'm not aware of any tolerance to pesticides, so I'm afraid your choice is simply between nature or science...predators vs. spray.

The biggest threat to my palm are grasshoppers and the ladybugs aren't helping much with that. LOL

Good luck.
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andyandy
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20 years ago
Scaldude-
I wnet ahead and sprayed them. My younger tall coconut had signs of catapilars eating the leaves as well as a very slight mite problem. Everything here is exploding. It's been hot and humid the last 5 days. Todays forcast 98 tomorrow 100.

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