I was admiring one of my apple trees, as you do.
The flowers, a little apple (this tree’s first!), the leaves, the ladybug.
One of the more frustrating things I have found in the garden has been the absence of ladybugs. But no longer.
The Ladybug
But wait… what’s up here then?
Quick aphids run!
OK don’t run. Get eaten. Suit yourselves.
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cool story bro
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Thanks mate – been wanting to write about what ladybugs eat.
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If the ladybirds actually eat the aphids it’s a miracle.
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Shane,
what was the impact? Were all the aphids gone the next day or does it just eat a few?
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It seemed to me that they munched on a few and then lost interest, then went back for more, but after a few days there were no aphids left – zero. Can’t say it was ladybugs for sure as it all happened at about the same time as I bucketed everything with worm tea so could have been one or the other (or both)?!
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