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Old 04-06-2008, 03:20 PM
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grrrr...aphids on roses

So this morning as I was misting my orchids and watering my roses I saw on one rose plant a couple of silvery looking things and then some lovely green bugs. I assume they are aphids, though I don't want to look closely at them to make sure Bugs and I don't mix well. I assume the silvery stuff are eggs. So my question is do people prefer a pesticide cure or a ladybug cure? I want do what's best for the roses, so if that means dealing with ladybugs I will. Pesticides always kind of made me nervous because of the chemicals. The plant is isolated from my other ones (they are all in pots), so I don't know how long that gives me to decide before they take over my life , but if anyone has a preference or experience I would love to hear it. Thank you!
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