spider mites

B

bill doner

on last weeks show it was stated that marigolds attract spider mites. if
this is true what type of colorful flower whoul be good around garden
border
 
S

scubadiver

Well this is rather obscure for a microsoft package. Unless you are talking
about computer bugs :)

Ha! Ha!
 
W

Wayne-I-M

Hi Bill

I know it's notjing to do with what this forum is about but I do like you
question. It's good to know there are places on the web where you can ask
that sort of question (made me smile).

I looked on the Kew site (The Royal Botanical Gardens). As you can tell -
it's my coffee break.

http://www.kew.org/

Anyway I looked on there site and they say although marigolds do spider
mites there is a trade off with the fact that they also attract beneficial
insects such as hoverflies and ladybirds (both of which feed on aphids) so
you may still want o some cultivate just a few.

Oh well back to access
 
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