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12/16/2010

Good bugs EAT bad bugs?!

Ladybugs
One of those solutions is releasing good bugs in your garden to eat the bad bugs. Bad bugs such as slugs, scale, mealybugs, and aphids eat plant tissue or suck the vital juices from leaves and stems. In other words, the bad bugs are vegetarians. Good bugs, on the other hand, such as spiders, assassin bugs, ladybugs, and praying mantis, are carnivores, enjoying a meal of other bugs. A gardener can control insect infestations by introducing predatory insects instead of spraying toxic chemicals. But for it to work, you must choose a plan of attack and stick to your guns. If you release predators into your garden and then decide to spray, you will lose your investment, killing your helpers as well as problem bugs.

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