By eHow Home & Garden Editor
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So, you've decided to cut back on using pesticides in your garden. Good for you! But when you tried releasing ladybugs into your garden to eat aphids, they flew away immediately. Don't give up - here are a few tricks to make these voracious aphid-eaters stick around long enough to get the job done.
Spray a few drops of water onto the net bag full of ladybugs and place them into the vegetable crisper or your refrigerator as soon as you get them home. The chilling won't harm them, but will slow them down!
eHow Home & Garden Editor