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Ladybird Lavae in the greenhouses :)
Posted: Tue Jul 24, 2012 1:18 pm
by vegpatchmum
Yay!!!! A lovely surprise to see some ladybird lavae in the greenhouse feeding, I hope, on the zillion of aphids also in the greenhosues
Very happy
VPM
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Re: Ladybird Lavae in the greenhouses :)
Posted: Fri Jul 27, 2012 12:16 am
by Nature's Babe
lucky you, I saw loads of ladybirds earlier, but as I haven't noticed larvae I'm hoping they are just hiding, no aphids either luckily.
Re: Ladybird Lavae in the greenhouses :)
Posted: Sat Jul 28, 2012 11:29 pm
by PLUMPUDDING
When the weather was bad I kept rescuing any ladybirds I found outside and put them in the greenhouse and they laid eggs under the leaves of various plants in the border. It surprised me how quickly they formed larvae and then adult ladybirds. When they emerge as an adult they are plain and you can watch the black spots appearing.
It doesn't take them long to clean up all the aphids.
Re: Ladybird Lavae in the greenhouses :)
Posted: Sun Jul 29, 2012 9:29 am
by Nature's Babe
I noticed a few ladybirds again yesterday, will use your tip if its wet again next summer and put some of mine in the greenhouse, they must be around still 'cos there's no aphid problem, and the greenhouse tomatoes are looking fantastic.