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To: Aliska

The picture is a stock photo off the net - not me. If you use DE like this do the spraying very early morning or late evening because it will harm your visiting bees. I think I read that lady bugs are not affected by it - I don’t know why.


91 posted on 05/22/2011 6:38:43 PM PDT by Red_Devil 232 (VietVet - USMC All Ready On The Right? All Ready On The Left? All Ready On The Firing Line!)
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To: Red_Devil 232

Thank you for the warning, early evening works best for me, and bees are active until sunset. Ladybugs aren’t a problem for me, just a nuisance in the fall. Have been glad to see some red ones since I took up gardening again; they usually show up too late for aphids on rose buds, haven’t seen any yet, and you can hose them off daily with a strong spray of the hose. That’s is a nuisance for me dragging the hose around.


95 posted on 05/22/2011 6:46:25 PM PDT by Aliska
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