Anyone know if adding ladybugs is a good or bad thing???
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Anyone know if adding ladybugs is a good or bad thing???
Howdy seuss,Quote:
Originally Posted by hey seuss
Yes,adding lady-bugs is a good thing..they eat all sorts of nasty critters that like to eat your mj plants. You can even buy them in some garden centers.
Have a good one...Torog
lady bugs are voracious predators.. if you have a pest problem they will start munching those lil bugs up (esp. aphids). they dont eat plants..
interesting link with some basic ladybug info http://home.att.net/~larvalbugbio/ladybug.html
That's awesome. If I hadn't heard it from Torog I can say I never would have believed it. ^.^ w00t. I was wondering why this lady with a greenhouse had a sign that said she sold ladybugs... I thought maybe it was for like little kids entertainment or something, heh.
my vege garden is full of em.
red ones, orange ones, yellow ones.
the yellow ones eat fungus.
wonders will never cease aye.
praying mantis is also a good predetor for the grow room.
I made the mistake of using scotts soil from home depot and it produced an aphid infestation from hell. A guy at texashydroponics told me to use diatomaceious earth, which finally brought them under control. But if it happens again then I'll use lady bugs. It's less messy
I have two species of ladybugs in my grow room. I was told that the commonly known "red" ladybug will eat aphids and some other pests. The lighter colored "yellow" (they actually look orange) ladybug eats fungus. I got the information from an agriculteral grad I know that works for the local University, (also the ladybugs) lol. Kuu
hello all.. does anybody use tiger bloom 2-8-4? ifso is that strong enough for flowering stage or should i use stronger fert? i'm in soil..;) sorry i put this post in wrong place:(
Nice in bringing this thread back. Euphorics link is amazing. Who would have thought that is what they look like originally.
http://home.att.net/~larvalbugbio/ladybug.html
I used to have a white house in the country and I came home one day and there were thousands of lady bug on the sunny side of my house.
Tiger bloom is plenty strong enough in the potassium range.