Ladybugs Eat Aphids

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!…

shanegenziuk

December 14, 2011

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Aphid, eat, garden, ladybird, ladybugs

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.

Aphids Control (groundtoground.org)
Look out for ladybugs, researchers ask (cbc.ca)
Year of the aphid (gardeningafterfive.wordpress.com)

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Pete

December 21, 2011 at 10:52 am

cool story bro

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1. shanegenziuk
  
  April 10, 2012 at 11:31 pm
  
  Thanks mate – been wanting to write about what ladybugs eat.
  
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tootlepedal

December 15, 2011 at 10:00 am

If the ladybirds actually eat the aphids it’s a miracle.

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Sam Healy

December 15, 2011 at 8:15 am

Shane,
what was the impact? Were all the aphids gone the next day or does it just eat a few?

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1. shanegenziuk
  
  December 15, 2011 at 10:43 am
  
  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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