I have larva

20 years ago

I had purchased a bag of ladybugs (1000) and slowly released them over a week. I was out looking at my plants and saw a swarm of little tiny bugs. upon looking closer and after ripping off the leaf they were on released what they were. 20 or more ladybug larvae and a cluster of eggs. so i moved them over to the main part of my garden.

no pics sorry but i just thought i would share my excitement with you folks.

Michael

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organic_nut
20 years ago
how do the ladybugs come. are they all mature bugs or are they larvae. it seems to me the larva might be more useful. they will sit on the plant. but full grown ones can fly away.
mrcarlo
20 years ago
can you describe what they looked like ?,i did the same not too long ago and there appear to be some new "bugs" i havent seen before.the container said the "baby" lady bugs would appear as small "alligators" ?,the bugs i see are orange and black,with rows of legs approx 1/4" long...i dont see where theyre doing any damage,just dont want to squash them if theyre beneficial.i'll try to get a pic of them.
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john47_johnf
20 years ago
here are a bunch of pictures

Here is a link that might be useful: pictures
organic_nut
20 years ago
the bugs i see are orange and black,with rows of legs approx 1/4" long

those are the lady bug larvae or baby lady bugs sometimes called lady bug lions. they eat the bad bugs on the plants. dont ever harm one of those. they are great.
koolguymike
Original Author
20 years ago
the ladybugs came mature. i was actually suprised how many didnt 'wake up' the journey here must have taken a toll on them. probably around 50-100 dead. the lady at the store said that if you spray with sugar water just before you put them out they will stay longer in your garden. i guess the sugar is a temp source of food.

i have seen many pics before of them but i was completely shocked how small they were. everything seems bigger now i have a new monitor. lol. pics dont seem to do some things justice.
koolguymike
Original Author
20 years ago
well i went out to see if i could see them this am and they must be hiding or doing their thing. they were pretty much all black but very tiny. they were all aroung the eggs but not sure if they came from those eggs or the eggs still had yet to hatch. looked like a bad mite or aphid infestation when i first saw them but i gottem working in the garden now.
mrcarlo
20 years ago
john47 and organic nut,thank you...those definately are what i am seeing on my plants...good thing huh ?....and a side note,after all the aphids i had earlier this season...out of 45 plants...not a single aphid found ! cool !
john47_johnf
20 years ago
yup, those are the good guys. If you don't use poisons and kill them you may get them established in your garden.

John
groovy1
20 years ago
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAGHHHHHHHHH!

I thought these things were thrips I killed about 50 of them already this year. To think I have aphids too.

(faints from organic pest control hysteria)