How to Attract Lady Bugs
Ladybugs are beetles in the Coccinellidae family. Other common names for the insects are ladybird and lady beetle. Ladybug color, with or without spots, ranges from light orange-yellow to the well-known red to black. These beetles are found from North America, excluding the arctic regions, down to the southern point of South America. They are also found in Europe, Asia, Africa, and Australia. Ladybugs are beneficial insects that can help control the spread of soft-bodied insects like aphids, mites and immature caterpillars that can harm your garden. Specific plants in a garden can help attract ladybugs. Does this Spark an idea?
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Ladybug Diet
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Plant feathery plants like dill, anise, fennel, cilantro, and Queen Anne's lace in your garden. Ladybugs eat not only other bugs but also pollen from these plants. Tansy is another plant that some gardening sites advise to attract ladybugs but this plant is poisonous.
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Leave so-called weeds like dandelions and cosmos in the garden because they attract ladybugs.
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Include a variety of flowers and flowering shrubs in your garden to attract ladybugs. Some suggested plants are common yarrow, carpet bugleweed and butterfly weed.
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Use fewer herbicides and pesticides in your garden to keep ladybugs alive. Ladybugs are insects that are vulnerable to herbicides and pesticides. Use less toxic methods like aggressive weeding and natural pest control instead of herbicides and pesticides.
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