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Lady beetles: Should we buy them for our gardens?
Fact sheet (Washington State University. Cooperative Extension), 268E, Washington State University Extension
07/2017
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https://hdl.handle.net/2376/12209
Abstract
Lady beetles are a popular biocontrol method for aphids in home gardens and landscapes. Many gardeners purchase these insects at nurseries, garden centers, and online. This publication will discuss the drawbacks to using purchased lady beetles and suggest some alternatives for attracting and retaining local species.
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- Title
- Lady beetles
- Creators
- Linda Chalker-Scott (Author)Michael R. (Michael Robert) Bush (Author)
- Academic Unit
- Publications, WSU Extension
- Series
- Fact sheet (Washington State University. Cooperative Extension); 268E
- Publisher
- Washington State University Extension; Pullman, Washington
- Identifiers
- 99900502370201842
- Copyright
- In copyright ; openAccess ; http://rightsstatements.org/vocab/InC/1.0/ ; http://purl.org/eprint/accessRights/OpenAccess
- Language
- English
- Resource Type
- Report