[NatureNS] lady bugs

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I am NOT ridiculing you, Randy! I just could not imagine earthworms being
bad -- having grown up to love them and not being a scientist -- but the
really funny thing that made me laugh was the image of trying to get rid of
them!!!




On 10/22/07, Randy Lauff <randy.lauff@gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
>
> On 22/10/2007, Suzanne Townsend <suzanne.townsend@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > Ladybugs have invaded Boutiliers Pt today.
> >
> >   & excuse me but getting rid of earthworms is the funniest thing I've
> > heard of since that dancing cockatoo! Is there really such a thing as too
> > many? in a garden? in the dirt outside I mean?
> >
> >
> It is sad that you found my statement amusing. I have been ridiculed
> before in this forum and others, including garden club meetings.
>
> Earthworms are not native, like the ladybugs of the earlier message. I
> respect the natural order of things as much as possible. My garden is where
> I grow non-native species, but they stay in my garden. Earthworms, praying
> mantises, non-native ladybugs, free-roaming cats all disturb the ecology.
> Just because something may be good for me as an individual (worms in my
> garden for instance), doesn't mean it's good in the overall picture. I try
> not to be so selfish, so I'm doing what I can.
>
> And yes I know of the emmissions from my car, the foot print of my house,
> etc. These are not easily avoidable, but we know how to reduce the effects.
>
> From D Webster: "If you wish to let nature win in your garden should you
> not just leave it alone and let Spruce trees and Alder bushes take over?"
>
> I didn't say I wanted to let nature win there.
>
> "Introduced plants and animals are also part of nature."
>
> Sadly, that is true.
>
>
> Randy
> _________________________________
> RF Lauff
> Antigonish County, NS.
>

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<div>I am NOT ridiculing you, Randy! I just could not imagine earthworms being bad -- having grown up to love them and not being a scientist -- but the really funny thing that made me laugh was the image of trying to get rid of them!!!
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div><br><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 10/22/07, <b class="gmail_sendername">Randy Lauff</b> &lt;randy.lauff@gmail.com&gt; wrote:</span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><span class="q"><br><br>
<div><span class="gmail_quote">On 22/10/2007, <b class="gmail_sendername">Suzanne Townsend</b> &lt;<a onclick="return top.js.OpenExtLink(window,event,this)" href="mailto:suzanne.townsend@gmail.com" target="_blank">suzanne.townsend@gmail.com
</a>&gt; wrote:</span></div></span>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="PADDING-LEFT: 1ex; MARGIN: 0px 0px 0px 0.8ex; BORDER-LEFT: #ccc 1px solid"><span class="q">
<div>Ladybugs have invaded Boutiliers Pt today.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div></span>
<div><span class="q">
<div>
<div>
<div>&amp; excuse me but getting rid of earthworms is the funniest thing I&#39;ve heard of since that dancing cockatoo! Is there really such a thing as too many? in a garden? in the dirt outside I mean?</div></div>&nbsp;</div>
</span></div></blockquote>
<div>It is sad&nbsp;that you found my statement amusing. I have been ridiculed before in this forum and others, including garden club meetings.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Earthworms are not native, like the ladybugs of the earlier message. I respect the natural order of things as much as possible. My garden is where I grow non-native species, but they stay in my garden. Earthworms, praying mantises, non-native ladybugs, free-roaming cats all disturb the ecology. Just because something may be good for me as an individual (worms in my garden for instance), doesn&#39;t mean it&#39;s good in the overall picture. I try not to be so selfish, so I&#39;m doing what I can. 
</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>And yes I know of the emmissions from my car, the foot print of my house, etc. These are not easily avoidable, but we know how to reduce the effects.</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>From D Webster: &quot;If you wish to let nature win in your garden should you not just leave it alone and let Spruce trees and Alder bushes take over?&quot;</div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>I didn&#39;t say I wanted to let nature win there.<span class="q"><br><br>&quot;Introduced plants and animals are also part of nature.&quot;</span></div>
<div>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Sadly, that is true.</div>
<div><br>&nbsp;</div>
<div>Randy<br>_________________________________<br>RF Lauff<br>Antigonish County, NS. </div></blockquote></div><br>

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