Kind of OT: But what's the cigarette trick?
Tim Mostly harmless (just plain Norwegian) Never underestimate the power of stupidity in large crowds (Very freely after Arthur C. Clarke, or some other clever guy) > -----Original Message----- > From: Albano Garcia [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 2. desember 2005 23:54 > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: PESO: Terminator Ladybird > > > I'm in Argentina, at the very end of South America. > I'll try the cigarettes trick for sure. > Regards > > Albano > > > --- mike wilson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Don Williams wrote: > > > > > I've taken a looked at the pictures of the rather > > beautiful beetle. I > > > don't think it's a Lady Bird, the shape is wrong. > > The Coccinellidae, as > > > far as I recall, are all oval in shape this one is > > not. The oval shape > > > is a taxonomic feature. Does anyone care? I > > suppose not. > > > > > > Don W > > > > > > Albano Garcia wrote: > > > > >>> > > http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar/ladybird/DSC_0232.jpg > > >>> > > http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar/ladybird/DSC_0238.jpg > > > > Albano, you are not in Europe, are you? Although > > Don is right about the > > body shape for European ladybirds, there are > > definitely some American > > species that are less rounded. > > > > Glad to hear that it is having a good feed. Not > > many European ones > > predate such small offerings but, once again, I note > > that some American > > species specialise in whitefly. Still, if you want > > to get rid of most > > of them all quickly, the cigarette trick works quite > > well. > > > > mike > > > > > > > Albano Garcia > Photography & Graphic Design > http://www.albanogarcia.com.ar > http://www.flaneur.com.ar > > > > > > > > > > > __________________________________________ > Yahoo! DSL Something to write home about. > Just $16.99/mo. or less. > dsl.yahoo.com >
