How to Attract Ladybugs

 Attract Ladybugs

Early gardeners may be surprised to learn that not all beetles are pests. There is a type of beetle that benefits the garden because it eats some bugs called insects. This beetle is commonly referred to as the "Ladybug", also known as the "Ladybird beetle" or "female beetle".

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There is more than one type of ladybug. Hypotamia convergence is native to North America. The Asian Ladybug (Harmonia oxyridis) is commonly found in North America, but it is an introduced species. Native plant enthusiasts in North America like to own their beneficial insects and, in general, want to attract Hippodamia combinations to their yard; It is in this race that we are concerned here. But other types of Ladybug include:

Cosinella septembangtata: Ladybug with seven points is native to Eurasia. It is very popular for eating aphids and scale insects.

Goliomezilla maculata: It is called a ladybug with pink spots because the background on which its spots appear may be pink or red. Native to North America, the beetle is oval in shape. It is worth eating aphids and insects.

Do not assume that all women benefit. The Mexican bean beetle (Epilachna varivestis) is a plant-eating ladybug.1 If you live in North America, be on the safe side with Hippodamia convergence.

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If you find plants in your yard covered with plant mold and/or ants, they may be one of the real culprits, such as aphids. Ladybugs can help you with this job as it eats such insects. Fortunately, there are plants you can grow in your garden to attract these beneficial pests.

Garden insects that eat Ladybugs

You can learn to fight beetles such as Phyllophaga Longispina, Colorado potato beetles (Leptinotarsa ​​Decemlineata), and Japanese beetles (Popillia japonica). Hypotamia convergence provides a welcome change in speed. Instead of eating your plants, this ladybug eats some of the insects that feed on your plants. As a bonus, the larvae of the ladybug also eat garden pests. A woman can eat 5,000 aphids in her lifetime.

These Ladybugs Insects (the average gardener will be grateful):

Asparagus beetles (Cryoceris asparagus; Ladybug eats eggs and/or larvae)

Green Peach or "Peach-Potato" Aphids (Myceus persica)

Potato Cylids (Bactericerra cockerel)

Spider mites (Tetranychus spp.)

When to start growing ladybug plants and when you will see results

Some of the plants you grow to attract Ladybox are annuals or two, while others are perennial. Gardeners usually buy the latter already from a garden center. Annuals and biennials can be started from seed or purchased from an existing garden center. After all, once all the dangers of frost have passed, late spring is the safest time to put them on the ground.

Because there is pollen and honey from the flowers of these plants, Ladybox (they eat it) attracts, and you will see results during the flowering period for these plants. This flowering time will vary. For example:

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If you buy a June-bloomer from a garden center that has already been launched in June, it may bloom when purchased, so it will immediately begin to attract beneficial insects.

In contrast, a perennial-like dandelion does not begin to bloom in the north until mid-summer.

If you start once every two years from seed, it will not bloom until its second year.