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Lady Bugs are in are Triple Oaks

Posted by lk on May 14, 2008, 12:38:46

Lady Bugs are helpful critters that will eat the bad bugs in your garden.
Lady Bugs are one of the best known form of biological pest control. Noteworthy for their control of aphids, Lady Bugs will also consume large numbers of whitefly, mealybugs, scales, mites and many other soft bodied insects as well as bollworm, broccoli worm, cabbage moth and tomato hornworm. Lady Bugs will consume up to 1,000 aphids in it's lifetime in both their larvae and adult stages and work well in garden and greenhouse settings.

There are a few things that you can do to get your Lady Bugs to stay in your garden. First, always release Lady Bugs in the evening, they will not fly at night and are not as active when it's cooler. I spray water from a hose on a few shrubs and let them go on them as they want water when released. They will also start laying their eggs in your garden, and since they are very territorial, Lady Bugs that hatch in your garden will call it home.
All Lady Bugs come from eggs that are laid in the spring. When hatched the larvae will feed for several weeks and pupate into adults. The adults feed through the fall, then either lay eggs and die or hibernate over the winter, waking in the spring to feed and lay eggs once more. So thus, it is important to maintain a natural garden free of harmful sprays.
Come to Triple Oaks now to get your cup of lady bugs, there are 1500 in a cup for $9.99.
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Lady Bugs are in are Triple Oaks - lk May 14, 2008, 12:38:46
- Re: Lady Bugs are in are Triple Oaks - Joe K May 16, 2008, 11:31:53
  - Re: chickens! - Ron (DE Zone 7a) May 16, 2008, 18:43:47
    - Re: chickens! - Joe K May 16, 2008, 21:14:07
      - Re: chickens! - Ron (DE Zone 7a) May 17, 2008, 9:00:20
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