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Gman
Joined: 01 Aug 2004
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 10:04 am Post subject: Will lady bugs pollinate? |
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I have a bunch of cantaloupe plants and i was wondering if i bought a bunch of lady buggs would they pollinate my cantaloupe plants? thanx
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dragonfly
Joined: 20 May 2003
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Location: parker county, texas
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| Posted: Sat Aug 07, 2004 8:41 pm Post subject: |
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| If they did, it would probably be quite by accident. I've never noticed them doing so. You could hand pollinate easily. The best method I have tried is to pick the male flowers, pull off their petals, and "dab" the pollen into a female flower. It's the easiest and best method I have tried. |
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Nadine
Joined: 10 Mar 2003
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Location: Carrollton,TEXAS
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| Posted: Wed Nov 10, 2004 3:41 pm Post subject: |
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dragonfly wrote: If they did, it would probably be quite by accident. I've never noticed them doing so. You could hand pollinate easily. The best method I have tried is to pick the male flowers, pull off their petals, and "dab" the pollen into a female flower. It's the easiest and best method I have tried.
Hand pollination is not easy in my opinion. Bees and other insects do it best. Hummingbirds and some other birds pollinate as well. |
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