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Don’t Buy Ladybugs to Control Aphids, and Other Gardening Myths Debunked

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Ladybugs eat aphids. So if aphids are eating your potato plants, you might be tempted to mail-order a ton of ladybugs (yes, this is a thing you can do) to solve your garden woes. There’s a flaw in that plan, though: when you release ladybugs, they fly away.

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