are the lady bugs of the Asian variety, my understanding is that they bite vs. the American variety that are kinder to their Amazon buyer/ overlords
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Not sure about the variety but they were all over me and my kids and we didn't get any bites. Good luck!
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The Asian variety are invasive in local ecosystems and can kill other good bugs like local ladybugs to the point of extinction. It's important to know what variety ladybugs are before releasing into your area. Responsible sellers should list the species. This one is labeled as "Hippodamia convergens," or the convergent lady beetle, a common North American species.
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You probably did not read my feedback. I never received the thing, because the on-line Merchant had lied about it having been shipped. My advice is that if you are buying something from a "Amazon marketplace" from NYC, Miami, NJ assume that they are lying. You will have bad experience (usually out of stock). The West coast people are better since they actually receive most of the stuff from Pacific where things are usually manufactured, and they have not lost all their honesty. Even Midwest and Southwest, including Texas are largely honest. This is result of a clustering problem I ran, and data does not lie. Of course there are always exceptions.
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Hee hee. I know how you feel, I watched pleo with a Dec 18 ship date for a couple weeks while I shopped around seeing if I could find one for less that was immediately available. Over a week before the ship time, I ordered, then called on the 18th asking some VERY NICE (but not particularly knowledgable) CSR in India who told me it would arrive on the 19th as scheduled. I called back that day (the 19th), and they said "I'm still vely soory sire, but the day is not yet concluded, if you do not receive it today, you may check on why this is exactly so tomorrow." Then I found out folks who ordered from Amazon after me, INCLUDING the day before, got theirs the next day. Anyway, etoys came through with a free 3-foot stocking and free overnight shipping. Back to the "Hee - hee" -- I'm pretty darn sure that Mr. B had nothing to do with it. In fact, as a customer with hundreds and hundreds of purchases from his interesting and innovative product-delivery system, this is the very first time Amazon hasn't MORE THAN exceeded my expectations. I would guess that the anticipated quantity was not sent by Ugobe to Amazon. Hey, maybe etoys got Amazon's delivery instead of them! And yeah, Best Buy's pretty good too. But it's about 1 purchase to every 20 that I make on Amazon.
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The game I received from Amazon was the English version. You might double check to see if you find an image that shows the English version before ordering.
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they have worked well for me here in sacramento, & San Diego, ca. I don't know about anywhere beyond California=I won't travel out of the U.S.=I don't trust other countries or their bugs=I've never even left Ca. Good luck
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Based on other comments, it appears to be the same device. As a follow up, my house is now essentially free of ladybugs - maybe a dozen in the last two years.
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Lady bugs do not usually do a good job with spider mites. I am trying a new product over the next several weeks that might work. Lady bugs for me have lasted a couple of months, producing off spring several times during this period.
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Thank you for noticing! I thought I was the only one who questioned this. I would never have known if I hadn't tried to order one for my mom's birthday because she liked mine so much. I nearly dropped my teeth when it was listed at $119.00. I checked the next day and it was $249.00! In addition, there was a new seller. It appears as if the second seller bought out the first one. Other sites seemed to have their stock dried up as well. When I bought mine Amazon sold it and I used my prime membership to save on shipping. Seems like someone figured out a dirty little way to scam us. I wonder how many other low profile products are going the same way. I called customer service. I did not get a satisfactory response, so I e-mailed them just now. I hope they take notice.
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If you take a look at where it is shipped from, the expensive one's are from JAPAN! I'd stick with the USA sellers, make sure they are NEW for any outrageous prices or stick with buying from Walmart if the price is too expensive on Amazon.
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When I ordered from amazon they show you several places to get it from but some are from other countries and I don't know if they have the same safty standards as we have here. So be careful
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Hi Tim, I wanted to try a biological rather than spraying so I ordered ladybugs. I ordered them last year as there was quite an infestation on my hydrangeas. They did a good job cleaning up the aphids and I did see the next generation on my birch tree, but most of them moved on or died ( actually there were quite a few dead when they arrived)...I'm not sure how long a ladybug actually lives but if there isn't enough "food" to sustain them they do move on. I released some of them onto my holly bushes, but they did not stay there at all.
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I've quit using our SkeeterVac, but there is a bait that's specifically for the Asian Tiger *&%$#(&! :) Problem is, there are those other blasted mosquitos, too, so you're only going to get the one kind of mosquito to which the bait is geared. What wore me out was the constant hauling of the propane tank, plus it dawned on me that we'd need at least 2 SkeeterVacs going all the time just to use the two different baits for two species.
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I have no idea. I was told ladybugs for aphids. This was the best buy. I haven't seen one since the night I released them and haven't seen any aphids either. Jim
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read the bottom line in the description : First US company bringing Asian shiitake mushroom into the US from China, Japan and Korea and now we import mushrooms from Asia and east Europe . looks like they come from mant different countries .
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The price difference between Amazon and the price I pay for ordering from the La Prairie web site worries me too. Sellers usually claim that their low prices are from x,y,and z. Maybe, but I worry that Amazon may have bought at a lower price and obtained product that did not sell elsewhere--meaning that you won't get a fresh product. I'm not a chemist so I can't say in detail, but cosmetics do age just like all chemical mixtures. If somebody more knowledgeable comes up with something, I'd love to know. Elinor
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p_r, I've posted on the "Conned" thread regarding your purchase...Yep, a return is in order. Btw, I've got mine (Japan) early October for $348 + shipping...the lowest price I've seen that time.Could the recent S5 price drops the past month or so has to do with the onslaught of "Chinese" issue S5s'? (Yipes!)
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DE, Sorry but international ordering isn't possible through the Amazon listings because of too many freight variables. But you can order it through our main site. U-Spray Bugspray