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cases. And many was the ‘la.v while we enjoyed our eorn-on-the-cob that we observed a Mantis on the patio with his bug in both hands, immitating us as he ate.
Did you hear about the apple grower in a county just a little north of here who turned tens of thousands of Lady bugs loose in his orchard? May In- it wasn't such a ridiculous idea, for they do eat all sorts of aphids, plant lice, and bug *ggs. In theory they could
a big help to orchardists, nit they can’t be de|>ended m to stay home. Your herd >f maybe ten thousand head •ould fly or just meander >ver into your neighbor’s or •hard, and you'd never be ible to round up those inde Hmdent little "doggies” and wing them home. You could ust kiss that investment (ood-bye! 1 wonder if that is vhy that particular grower inally bulldozed his orchard ip and went into another nisiness? It seems that •ther orchards in that vicinty flourished.
1 don’t buy them, but vhen 1 see wild ladybugs in ny yard, 1 don’t say, “Fly iway home; your house is on ire”. That attitude is downight dishonest and inhospi able. I tell them, “Stick tround. There’s good eating n these parts, and I’ll try lot to spray you.”
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