ladybugs

[Ignad]

is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live in
central Florida.

[John Hines]

"Ignad" > wrote:

> is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live in
>central Florida.

You bet. they eat aphids and other bugs.

They are one of the beneficial insects that are sold stuff like this.

[Bill]

"Ignad" > wrote in message >...
> is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live in
> central Florida.

Ladybugs do a wonderful job of eating thousands of garden and crop
pests such as aphids, green flies, mealybugs and other scale insects.
One ladybug can eat over 1,000 aphids in one day!

[Old Clunker]

"Bill" > wrote in message
om...
> "Ignad" > wrote in message
>...
> > is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live
in
> > central Florida.
>
> Ladybugs do a wonderful job of eating thousands of garden and crop
> pests such as aphids, green flies, mealybugs and other scale insects.
> One ladybug can eat over 1,000 aphids in one day!

Do not be disappointed when after a few days your lady bugs just disappear.
Once they have eaten all the available food they take off for better
foraging.

--
Old Clunker

[John Hines]

"Old Clunker" > wrote:

>"Bill" > wrote in message
om...
>> "Ignad" > wrote in message
>...
>> > is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live
>in
>> > central Florida.
>>
>> Ladybugs do a wonderful job of eating thousands of garden and crop
>> pests such as aphids, green flies, mealybugs and other scale insects.
>> One ladybug can eat over 1,000 aphids in one day!
>
>Do not be disappointed when after a few days your lady bugs just disappear.
>Once they have eaten all the available food they take off for better
>foraging.

http://www.nysaes.cornell.edu/ent/biocontrol/predators/ladybintro.html

Cool little bugs to begin with.

[john rutz]

Ignad wrote:
> is it wise to let a mess of ladybugs loose in a 10x20 greenhouse? I live in
> central Florida.
>
>
wont hurt anything aand will definitly help if you have aphids

John Rutz