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Equilibrium Oct 05, 2004

Other than making a mess at this time of year I was trying to think of benefits. The first thought that came to my mind was all the slugs that frogs and toads eat. I love my frogs and toads and they sure do keep the slug population at bay.

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ncgardenaddict Kannapolis, NC(Zone 7b) Oct 05, 2004

We have a ton of frogs outselves. I am so lucky that my DH agrees with me on the no weed killer approach!

We have bunches of spiders this time of year! I 'use' them to teach my son they are not to be afraid of and that they eat lots of bugs! We had a 'pet' spider this summer we fed Japanese beetles to! Don't know what kind of spider he was but he was BIG and made a tunnel out of his web.

Garden Snakes also, they eat the field mice we are always indundated with although I did catch one eating a frog. I made him let go of it but I imagine the frog died anyway...

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hope43 Tulsa, OK(Zone 7a) Oct 05, 2004

wish i had some frogs here..

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ncgardenaddict Kannapolis, NC(Zone 7b) Oct 05, 2004

Want to do a trade? LOL!

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Equilibrium Oct 05, 2004

Hi Hope43, Sink a preform pond in your yard and the frogs and toads will find their way to your property. I saw them on sale at Home Depot and at Menards. I suspect Lowes has them on end of season sale too. I picked up a really nice 200 gallon preform for under $75. It had a nice shape too. All you'd need would be the basics and a few mosquito dunks and you'd be on your way. Just a thought.

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sylvi74 Oak Grove, MN(Zone 4a) Oct 05, 2004

Dragonflies bred in my pond. As far as I can tell, they ate every mosquito that came into the yard this year! BOY are they creepy looking when they are in the aquatic stage!

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eweed Everson, WA(Zone 8a) Oct 06, 2004

Wish my yard had snakes but 32 years of dogs have cleaned them out. I guess I have to settle for the birds who use the feeder and bird houses for bug patrol.

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Equilibrium Oct 06, 2004

I was also sort of thinking about all those darned squirrels that have been causing me so much grief. They really do a great job at spreading acorns around and they sometimes even scarify them to help them put out a tap root! I may be annoyed with them lately but they sure do have a way of helping out the oaks and hickories around here. The BlueJays do a great job at helping out the hazelnuts too come to think of it.

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