an evolving resource for novice gardeners at Cheeryville

Friday 4 July 2014

ladybug love


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^^Ladybugs (aka ladybeetles, ladybirds) are voracious aphid and spider mite predators. Never harm
or remove these beetles from plants at any stage of their life cycle!!!
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^^females even eat aphids while mating
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^^two larval ladybugs, and a pupa in between

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