I had fantastic luck getting ladybugs (adults, their eggs and nymphs)
just by letting cilantro go to flower and seed in the garden. The bugs
eat flower pollen of umbelliferae family plants for protein in the
absence of their preferred insect food. The plants where covered with
the little upright orange ladybug eggs, and later with the alligator
like nymphs. Plus the occasional swallowtail butterfly :-).

Betsy

gill wrote:

Has anyone had experience with raising their own ladybugs? Any advice?
gil