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Bugs - what are these?
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Author:  bazington [ Nov 9th, '14, 05:55 ]
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Little black bugs in formation. Good or bad?
Author:  Bender [ Nov 9th, '14, 07:31 ]
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Aphids, bad


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Author:  onepower [ Nov 9th, '14, 11:12 ]
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Bring on the lady bug army!!!!
Author:  onepower [ Nov 9th, '14, 11:13 ]
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or as stuart would say the lady beetle army!!!

or at least I think it was stuart who made a big fuss about that...
Author:  onepower [ Nov 9th, '14, 11:17 ]
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Here is your weapons of war!

But wait!!

Choose wisely.. Only both of them will make you win this war!
Author:  onepower [ Nov 9th, '14, 11:17 ]
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http://www.amazon.com/dp/B00533KOIC/ref ... 0N10SBSURL


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Author:  onepower [ Nov 9th, '14, 11:19 ]
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Oh cool look.... this one is on sale... normally it $4 but now its 2.22

http://www.amazon.com/dp/B0057AZ5U8/ref ... 2U81CIQSFI


Total aphid death!!!!
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Author:  Stuart Chignell [ Nov 9th, '14, 15:53 ]
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Yes it was me.

Aphids, bugs, have sucking mouth parts, in this case for drinking plant sap.
Lady BEETLES are beetles, have chewing mouths parts, in this case for chewing aphids :twisted:
Author:  Slowboat [ Nov 9th, '14, 22:35 ]
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Would we be allowed to import those into Oz?

I guess customs would flip when a box of live bugs sorry beetles arrived.
Author:  Stuart Chignell [ Nov 10th, '14, 04:09 ]
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NO.

YES.

In answer to your questions respectively.

You can buy lacewings in Australia though and they munch aphids really well.
Author:  bazington [ Nov 10th, '14, 10:06 ]
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Looking into building a lacewing army now.

Will they also have a good go at white fly?
Author:  Colum Black-Byron [ Nov 10th, '14, 11:15 ]
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I found the lazy method worked well for me.

I did nothing, and one day I spotted lady bugs, and the aphids started dying off.

Probably not the most scientific method though.
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