Comments on: How to Start a Ladybug Garden

By: joe

joe — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 17:01:36 +0000

anyone getting rid of ladybugs my email is cuestick27@aol.com or 954-709-2382

By: Joe

Joe — Fri, 09 Dec 2011 16:58:57 +0000

i’ll take some lady bugs or asian beetles. i’m in florida

By: Lisa

Lisa — Sun, 04 Sep 2011 04:57:48 +0000

I think Stacy is right. Those beetles that are swarming houses in Wisconsin are out of control and invasive. Don’t send them to other parts of the country. Euthanize them!

By: Cath

Cath — Fri, 29 Jul 2011 21:50:53 +0000

After reading the article link below, I understand why the people from Wisconsin or other states complain about the infestations. It appears the Asian ladybugs are the stinky ones that bite. Personally, I’m in South Texas and we lack any type of ladybugs. I have ordered ladybugs every spring for the past 3 years from 3 different local nurseries and to my knowledge none of these nurseries sell us Asian ladybugs(which is good). I managed to have most of my ladybugs stay in my garden, but I know for a fact my ladybugs are not Asian and they are not a nuisance in anyway. No stink, no biting.

http://allergies.about.com/od/specificallergens/a/asianladybugs.htm

By: kate

kate — Tue, 26 Jul 2011 04:22:45 +0000

Here is a very informative piece from the Florida extension service on the asian ladybug: http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/in361 It is a beneficial insect (though unfortunately introduced at the expense of native species) and a nuisance at the same time. Vacuuming and disturbing them causes them to release a defensive substance that stinks and stains fabric, so it seems that it would be best to be gentle with them. Native species also like to harbor in homes, but I guess not to such as degree!

By: Cayla

Cayla — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:31:12 +0000

I mean The people with 1,000s of ladybugs!!!!!

By: Cayla

Cayla — Thu, 07 Jul 2011 09:24:29 +0000

I WISH I HAD YOU’RE GARDEN!!!!!!!!!!!!

By: Madison

Madison — Sun, 19 Jun 2011 21:49:59 +0000

True That Kidd

By: mary

mary — Sun, 05 Jun 2011 02:34:26 +0000

this really helped i have a huge ally…. there are a lot of plants that are flying with aphids! so there are a lot of lady bugs.. i set out every evening with my cousins and look for them.. I’ve made a habitat for them it works awesome! i had have them for 3 years now.. sadly some die after their life cycle ends but some actually have lived really long! i also set out and look for aphids every afternoon to make sure they have enough to eat because i have about 53 lady bugs! so if your planning to do something like this this year it a great opportunity! message me at marrmiirez@gmail.com! for help!

By: Obama Rocks

Obama Rocks — Sat, 21 May 2011 18:35:55 +0000

First, what on earth does “Obama” have to do with this.
Second, burning living things is how you get your thrills?
Third, it’s “beetles” you moron, unless you’re also badmouthing the greatest music group that ever existed.
As such, you are an imbecile on all counts.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sun, 15 May 2011 22:02:54 +0000

They aren’t true lady bugs, they just look similar. NOT going to do the job that is being referred to here.

By: Stacy

Stacy — Sun, 15 May 2011 22:01:11 +0000

From what I understand Asian Beetles and Ladybugs are two totally different things . . . Asian Beetles let off a stink and invade indoors when the weather cools . . . don’t quote me, but I think they were imported for some reason or another, in the mid-west, and then they didn’t have any natural predators . . . population out of control. Another word for that is ‘pest’.

By: CathyC

CathyC — Mon, 04 Apr 2011 17:08:03 +0000

Dude!!! You have a ladybug business opportunity!!! Take it!!

By: Ladybug Grls

Ladybug Grls — Sun, 03 Apr 2011 23:39:51 +0000

My sister that nine and myself that’s twelve are trying to have a little ladybug habitat and we found one ladybug. My sister is out trying to find ladybugs now and I was planning to go to Jerry’s and buy a big container but I don’t know if they have them in stock. Oh well…

By: Heather

Heather — Tue, 29 Mar 2011 19:09:22 +0000

I would love some ladybugs for my garden! The aphids aren’t responding to the cayenne/peppermint stuff I mixed up, and I’d rather not use pesticides. If you want to send them, email me at ggrowler@gmail.com and I’ll provide an address! Thankyou!

By: Juanita Kocanda

Juanita Kocanda — Fri, 11 Mar 2011 17:11:24 +0000

We have these bugs inside swarming on a southfacing window…other than collecting them and drowing in soapy water, is there an attractant to get rid of them…as soon as the sun comes out, they are everywhere in the house. We can’t figure out how they get in as the windows are tight…any ideas would be most helpful, as this has been going on for the past two years, nothing before that. Help please!

By: Linda Bollinger

Linda Bollinger — Sun, 06 Mar 2011 18:40:15 +0000

I have so many ladybugs this time of year that my grandchild will not come sleep over because they fly and crawl all over the upstairs of my house. I wish I could find their nest, I would send the whole thing to someone who wants them.

By: VIDAR

VIDAR — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 17:38:34 +0000

Lacewing eggs ARE MUCH BETTER!

By: Chris Gardener

Chris Gardener — Sun, 30 Jan 2011 21:30:39 +0000

The yellow lady bug in the picture above doesn’t eat aphids or any other bad guy. They eat fungal spores. You can often find them on cucumbers eating all the powdery mildew on the leaves.

By: Laura

Laura — Fri, 28 Jan 2011 21:48:50 +0000

i live in wi also. the asian beetle is a flippin pest around here. the governments WORST idea ever. my house is crawling with them and the boxelder beetle. for all you lady bug lovers, come to my house for a day and see for yourself. they smell horrible and they bite hard. i have twins a boy and a girl 6 mo. old. and i am so sick of them. i was a ladybug lover. never killed one, always helped them out of my house, but since i moved to wi, i have grown to hate these little pests, and it is really hard to tell the good ones from the bad ones. i kill over 100 beetles every day in my house. but if you guys would like them, send me an e-mail or something, i will gladly collect them for you and mail them. i don’t enjoy killing them, and i do think torching them with lighter fluid and such is a bit much.. but i must say, i am sick of them. sorry to all of you who don’t understand, but try living in wi for a few days. were infested, we dont need to go to the garden store to get ladybugs. just go in your garage and get the shop vac out and dump em on ur plants if they are not infesting them already.

By: megan

megan — Sat, 22 Jan 2011 14:06:54 +0000

i love ladybugs

By: Leanne

Leanne — Wed, 15 Dec 2010 00:20:45 +0000

To Laura, from August 2009. I have sprinkled maize meal around my garden, but the ants don’t seem to want to take it back to their nest. Do they know it is bad for them? Are there any tricks to make it more palatable for them?

By: laurie

laurie — Mon, 15 Nov 2010 21:52:09 +0000

What time of year is best to start a ladybug Colony in Phx Arizona. I have planted my some winter vegetables now and the aphids have ruined them. I will plant the rest of my garden in February. Last year my whole tomato crop was ruined by bugs. Help!

By: Nate

Nate — Fri, 01 Oct 2010 15:30:24 +0000

I would love a shop-vac full of ladybugs. Nate@enviofuel.com

By: Ray

Ray — Wed, 09 Jun 2010 22:44:54 +0000

Me again Should I purchase some ladies in a small quantity, (I live in a townhouse that has a veggie garden of only 10′ x 15′), am I asking for a ladybug invasion when the time is right?