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look what I found for my pepper forest

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was looking around the floral department at my work and found these! I thought I was going to have to order them and pay for outrageous shipping cost but lookit those prices, plus I get 20 percent off :woohoo:
1500 lady bugs and 3 mantis eggs
on my day off I will buy all of those ladybugs
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wow awesome deal I was ordering 3000 ladybugs for 16 on ebay from a local supplier because last time I bought at the hydro shop most of them were dead and they didn't offer refund on them just another bucket of half dead ladybugs so I guess it even out.
 
Mezo said:
Bugger, ive bin squishing my ladybugs?

Thought they was a pest.

Mezo.
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WOW! Really?

Lacewings and hoverflies are good too.
For all three it's not mainly the adult, but the immature babies or larvae that offer the most benefit and are the good things to have. That's why i don't spray pesticides until I'm losing against nature, as the young ones or the eggs might be on the plants.
 
SocalChilehead said:
wow awesome deal I was ordering 3000 ladybugs for 16 on ebay from a local supplier because last time I bought at the hydro shop most of them were dead and they didn't offer refund on them just another bucket of half dead ladybugs so I guess it even out.
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yeah I seen those at my hydro store most were dead too. on the side of this package it says that they put in extra for that reason
 
a hint for those using lady bugs (if you know this already, sorry)

set the ladybugs free at night...they don't travel well in the dark...

before setting them free, spray them with a fine mist of a cola...real sugar and no diet...if you do this the day before letting them lose, the sugar in the coke will "glue" their wings to their backs and keep them from flying for about 2 days or so...
 
Would putting a touch of rum in that coke make the lady,ladybugs looser so they might let the men bugs have their way with them.Then you'd get more larva. :)

I tried that once and it really made the ants happy.

In general,I think releasing almost any bug at dusk or at night is better.
Most have been refridgerated for a while and need to have a little cooler temps. for a few hours before they start chowing down.

I usually only release 25-50 at a time.When I've released more they seem to all group together and then fly off in a swarm.
 
the first thing they do when released is have an orgy...
 
shame on you for posting porn... :rofl:
 
AlabamaJack said:
a hint for those using lady bugs (if you know this already, sorry)

set the ladybugs free at night...they don't travel well in the dark...

before setting them free, spray them with a fine mist of a cola...real sugar and no diet...if you do this the day before letting them lose, the sugar in the coke will "glue" their wings to their backs and keep them from flying for about 2 days or so...
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before u spray them with cola u should spray them with water because they r dehyrated from there long winter nap when i let mine go i put a wet paper towel down and they where on it like well flies on poo
 
I do the same thing. I know there is a local provider here in so cal, because I see them all types of garden / hardware stores here. I would pass on the prey mantis eggs though. I got 2 packs last year and out of all 4 not one did anything. However the lady bugs are a MUST HAVE every year.
 
AlabamaJack said:
a hint for those using lady bugs (if you know this already, sorry)

set the ladybugs free at night...they don't travel well in the dark...

before setting them free, spray them with a fine mist of a cola...real sugar and no diet...if you do this the day before letting them lose, the sugar in the coke will "glue" their wings to their backs and keep them from flying for about 2 days or so...
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yes I knew about the night thing but never the coke might have to try that thanks!

POTAWIE said:
I call it the ladybug gangbang

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OK time for the "green" thing about ladybugs that most of us aren't aware of. This is borrowed from the Learn2 Grow website.

"The short point here is that purchasing wild-harvested ladybugs, which almost certainly what you will find at retail outlets, will not do much good for your garden, and it may introduce non-native species into your local ecosystem. Additionally, purchasing these ladybugs may contribute to the decimation of the wild ladybug populations. This is an unfortunate situation because some collectors are taking advantage of an opportunity to literally pick money (the ladybugs) from the landscape, and they don’t see the longer term consequences. If more people know about this reality and stop purchasing wild-harvested ladybugs, this problem can be stopped."

There is plenty of info on the site, http://www.google.co...roFgxYA&cad=rja that can explain things.

Not trying to cause any troubles, this is an informational post only.
 
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