where are all the ladybirds?
Last year I had ladybird larvae by the dozen dropping from my apple tree
onto the bench below, so I was able to put them on various plants to do their aphid eating thing (very successfully too) This year I have a largish blackfly infestation on my marigolds, irises, sunflowers etc and so far this year I have only found 1 ladybird larva. Why aren't they around when you really need them? Was last year exceptionally good for ladybirds or is this year a bad year? |
where are all the ladybirds?
Yep, I've noticed the same thing -- zillions of aphids, but no ladybirds.
"Pickle" wrote in message ... Last year I had ladybird larvae by the dozen dropping from my apple tree onto the bench below, so I was able to put them on various plants to do their aphid eating thing (very successfully too) This year I have a largish blackfly infestation on my marigolds, irises, sunflowers etc and so far this year I have only found 1 ladybird larva. Why aren't they around when you really need them? Was last year exceptionally good for ladybirds or is this year a bad year? |
where are all the ladybirds?
Pickle wrote:
Last year I had ladybird larvae by the dozen dropping from my apple tree onto the bench below, so I was able to put them on various plants to do their aphid eating thing (very successfully too) This year I have a largish blackfly infestation on my marigolds, irises, sunflowers etc and so far this year I have only found 1 ladybird larva. Why aren't they around when you really need them? Was last year exceptionally good for ladybirds or is this year a bad year? Plenty ladybirds here... Poss a little late this year? // Jim North London, England, UK |
where are all the ladybirds?
They are in Cheltenham. In my garden :-)
Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com |
where are all the ladybirds?
"Steve Harris" wrote in message ... They are in Cheltenham. In my garden :-) Steve Harris - Cheltenham - Real address steve AT netservs DOT com Send some in the direction of Portsmouth please! |
where are all the ladybirds?
On Wed, 2 Jul 2003 14:34:31 +0100, "Pickle"
wrote: This year have only found 1 ladybird larva. Why aren't they around when you really need them? Was last year exceptionally good for ladybirds or is this year a bad year? Don't know about last year, but this year there are quite a few on the Stinging Nettles along our road. This is quite funny as I spent a lot of money on an Adalia Ladybird "breeding" kit and they all died within a few days of the grubs hatching. The same happened with a replacement set. I then found that I had more freely available on my doorstep than I could ever have hoped to raise myself. What I would say is that there were loads of grubs in May & June. At the start of July, the number of grubs is noticeably down. However, I am now seeing more actual Ladybirds (presumably hatched from the grubs...). If it makes you feel any better, there are still loads of green & black fly on the plants around us. Colin ----- (Please reply via the newsgroup) |
where are all the ladybirds?
Remember 1976 ? , they were in plague numbers here in Cheshire , but so
were greenfly . Andy "Pickle" wrote in message ... Last year I had ladybird larvae by the dozen dropping from my apple tree onto the bench below, so I was able to put them on various plants to do their aphid eating thing (very successfully too) This year I have a largish blackfly infestation on my marigolds, irises, sunflowers etc and so far this year I have only found 1 ladybird larva. Why aren't they around when you really need them? Was last year exceptionally good for ladybirds or is this year a bad year? |
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