Wednesday, November 26, 2008

Lady Birds the Good the Bad and the Ugly

Good Lady birds (Though not native)
http://www2.dpi.qld.gov.au/horticulture/18686.html

Bad Lady Birds they are munching my Potatoes as I type

http://www.brisbaneinsects.com/brisbane_ladybirds/28-spotted.html

Looking for some Organic Control

Quote from Jackie French "Natural Control of Garden Pests"
Preadtors birds,assassin bugs,soldier beetles, mantids

User diatomaceous earth : Derris dust or pyrethrum.

Not sure about any of those like to keep the other insects around which there are many. Might need to just mechanically clear them, though they breed pretty fast.