Comments on: 3 Insects You Should NEVER Kill

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How Will YOU Celebrate National Pollinators Week? — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 13:02:33 +0000

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By: Good Container Gardening Practices to PREVENT Pest Problems

Good Container Gardening Practices to PREVENT Pest Problems — Thu, 11 Mar 2010 13:57:09 +0000

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By: Adriana @ Anarchy in the Garden

Adriana @ Anarchy in the Garden — Sat, 27 Feb 2010 19:59:11 +0000

Dude, we had a brief intro to IPM at LBCC Hort and I barely discovered what lady bug larvae looks like. I’ve been killing it all along. D’oh!

By: Fern

Fern — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 05:20:59 +0000

Jennifer–How are they getting in to your home?

By: Anna Flowergardengirl™

Anna Flowergardengirl™ — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 01:17:05 +0000

Very helpful. Some I didn’t know.

By: Jennifer Donohue

Jennifer Donohue — Tue, 16 Feb 2010 00:52:56 +0000

If anyone knows how to safely remove Ladybugs from a house, I would love to know.. We have been in our home for 7 years and they are here rear round, even in the winters. We used to think we could live with them, now we are a bit grossed out by them.. Ideas that aren’t harmful to these creatures.:)

By: TC

TC — Sun, 14 Feb 2010 23:56:01 +0000

Hi Ms. Fern. It’s been a while since I stopped in. I’m glad you’re takin the MG classes. I became a MG in 2003 and I’m glad I did. You’ll find it to be a very beneficial program, and probably have already.

The list of beneficials I’ve seen would be a long and varied one. And that’s a good thing.

By: melanie watts

melanie watts — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:47:18 +0000

Great post Fern. I don’t kill bugs unless I know that I don’t want it , usually aphids.

By: Fern

Fern — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 08:04:42 +0000

Deborah--Check out the University of California's Natural Enemies list. They have photos of beneficial insects in multiple different life stages, including eggs. Though it is often hard for me to be really sure about IDing eggs because so many of them look alike. Also, many beneficials lay their eggs in pests' egg clusters, or sometimes inside the pest eggs themselves. So if you're working on promoting beneficial insects, be very, very careful when you spray (and preferably don't spray at all).

By: Deborah

Deborah — Sat, 13 Feb 2010 07:28:24 +0000

Thank you, Fern! Assassin bug, huh? I have those, and glad to learn that something that creeps me out so much, is good. Would love to have similar info on identifying which tiny wee eggs are friends– and which are future foes, to be crushed under my trowel.