I brought some ladybirds last year bit more expensive than that and some houses for them they were in the garden for a while but disappeared off, so through I would try the larvae so I brought ladybird larvae which seamed to stay longer and eat more bugs and the food sashay to help keep them longer in the garden you get more larvae about 50 in a small tube and I think they eat more bugs than ladybirds if that helped
This year just sticking to putting the food out to try make sure they stay in the garden and not spend so much money
Here is a larvae sticking to my watering can they cling on when they are starting to change to ladybirds
Oh dear, maybe I've been attracting the birds to eat the slugs and instead they've been gobbling all the ladybird larvae?! I've never thought of buying ladybird food...crikey! there is a market for everything these days isn't there? What with bug hotels, hogitats (I love that word - a home for a hedgehog!) and larvae!!
It does seem odd! In early Spring I prune our roses, and in the hollow dead wood I often see ladybirds hiding away. This year there was none, and I havent see a single ladybird. Started to notice the tidal waves of aiphids over everything now, so perhaps it will encourge them "home".
Yes, I have seen a dozen or more very encouraging. I live by the sea in Penarth near Cardiff. Parts of the garden are still very wild and thats where they seem to thrive. A real joy to see
we have seenany this year in our garden, my son is normally an excellent bug hunter, but even he cant find any. But this would explain, why theres been more aphids about, my roses have been attacked more than usual too.
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I brought some ladybirds last year bit more expensive than that and some houses for them they were in the garden for a while but disappeared off, so through I would try the larvae so I brought ladybird larvae which seamed to stay longer and eat more bugs and the food sashay to help keep them longer in the garden you get more larvae about 50 in a small tube and I think they eat more bugs than ladybirds if that helped
This year just sticking to putting the food out to try make sure they stay in the garden and not spend so much money
Here is a larvae sticking to my watering can they cling on when they are starting to change to ladybirds
Oh dear, maybe I've been attracting the birds to eat the slugs and instead they've been gobbling all the ladybird larvae?!
I've never thought of buying ladybird food...crikey! there is a market for everything these days isn't there? What with bug hotels, hogitats (I love that word - a home for a hedgehog!) and larvae!!
Lucky you! Can you send some my way, Verdun please? Thanks
http://www.onekind.org/be_inspired/animals_a_z/ladybird/
i wasnt sure i could do this but it has worked so birds probably dont eat ladybirds
It does seem odd! In early Spring I prune our roses, and in the hollow dead wood I often see ladybirds hiding away. This year there was none, and I havent see a single ladybird. Started to notice the tidal waves of aiphids over everything now, so perhaps it will encourge them "home".
Just spotted one while on my dads allotment, only one, but still means they are still about.
Yes, I have seen a dozen or more very encouraging. I live by the sea in Penarth near Cardiff. Parts of the garden are still very wild and thats where they seem to thrive. A real joy to see
we have seenany this year in our garden, my son is normally an excellent bug hunter, but even he cant find any. But this would explain, why theres been more aphids about, my roses have been attacked more than usual too.
lets hope they return soon.
I haven't seen any in my garden. My salix is normally covered with them....but ne'er a one insight This year!