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Subject: Re: attracting insects natural enemies
From: "gypsy" <gypsy@endor.com>
Organization: http://extra.newsguy.com
Date: Wed, 04 Aug 99 15:15:15
Message-ID: <MOD$990804.2175@rec.gardens.ecosystems>
References: <MOD$990729.1443@rec.gardens.ecosystems>



i am over-run with japanese beetles and HUGMONGEOUS grasshoppers (5
different types). i've been manuially squishing the beetles and smashing
the hoppers..but surely there must be a natural predator for both?

i have bird feeders all over the garden, but it'd take a pretty big bird to
pick up some of these hoppers.
is there ANY way to fight back against these buggers?? they're defoliating
my babies.
any suggestions would be welcome.
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In article <MOD$990730.13285@rec.gardens.ecosystems>, "Jester"
wrote:

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>Great Post!
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>I can vouch for the Umbelliferae family, my dill, fennel, parsley, and Q. A.
>Lace are always well populated with ladybugs and hover wasps.
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>people very angry and been widely regarded as a bad move." - D. Adams
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