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Ladybug,
Ladybug, Useful Garden Bugs
Ladybugs are perhaps the
most popular addition to a garden because they feast on aphids. These little
helpers have become increasingly popular and can be purchased in most garden
centers from $15 on down.
To release them into your garden so they can
begin working for you, first wet down your garden. You’ll want to wait
until after sunset to put them in the garden. One reason is they do not
fly at night. Ladybugs can be stored in the refrigerator; the cold will
put them into a non-threatening state of dormancy where they can then be set
out for the following three evenings.
Some things that you can
plant to attract these helpers are dill, lavender, parsley, baby's breath, yarrow
in yellow and pink, fennel both bronze and green varieties, clover, goldenrod
and sunflowers.
If you’d like more in-depth
information on attracting bugs to your garden visit your local garden center
and library. By the way, enjoy those tomatoes!
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