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where are they ladybirds hiding?
hotcookie101
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Earlier in the year I had hundreds of ladybirds in the garden, even last week when I was just pottering in the garden I saw loads.
However-now I have greenfly on my chillies, can I find one? Can anyone suggest places they would be hiding? And if I do find one do I just gently pick it up and put it on the plant?
Thanks
However-now I have greenfly on my chillies, can I find one? Can anyone suggest places they would be hiding? And if I do find one do I just gently pick it up and put it on the plant?
Thanks
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they are in my garden and they must be full because my rose bush has a very fine population of green fly!'Do not follow where the path may lead. Go instead where there is no path and leave a trail. Only those who will risk going too far can possibly find out how far one can go.' T S Eliot0
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Many have been drowned in the rain"if the state cannot find within itself a place for those who peacefully refuse to worship at its temples, then it’s the state that’s become extreme".Revd Dr Giles Fraser on Radio 4 20170
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I commented on another thread that I haven't seen one ladybird in our garden at all, despite actually actively looking for them.
Think the erratic weather has played a part.Herman - MP for all!
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Yes, you can pick them up and place them on the plant. At the moment, there are starting to be ladybird larvae in the garden, which are about 1cm long, think and have a black body with orange 'go faster' stripes. They hoover up aphids faster than their parents did. If you see any of these, put them on your plants and they should sort it out for you.
https://www.google.co.uk/search?q=ladybird+larvae&oe=utf-8&rls=org.mozilla:en-US:official&client=firefox-a&um=1&ie=UTF-8&hl=en&tbm=isch&source=og&sa=N&tab=wi&ei=96LZT4HvJ4638QPEibX5AQ&biw=1173&bih=547&sei=_KLZT-vuG4ib8gPPtsX6AQIf you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.0 -
Thanks all. Will keep looking out for them. Its weird as they just seem to have disappeared!0
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I have plenty, but also loads of green fly.
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If I can't find any (ladybirds), how do I get rid of them(aphids)? Can I blast them off with a hose? I don't really fancy using harsh chemicals.0
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hotcookie101 wrote: »If I can't find any (ladybirds), how do I get rid of them(aphids)? Can I blast them off with a hose? I don't really fancy using harsh chemicals.
Squish them.If you haven't got it - please don't flaunt it. TIA.0 -
Sambucus_Nigra wrote: »Squish them.
Yeah, that's what I have been doing, but was hoping for a slightly less messy way to deal with them
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Try growing them near plants that attract aphid hoovers such as hover flies. No good for this year of course! I found various weeds were quite good, such as mallow and a wild pea, I forget the name. I recall it has long stems with 'wings'. Possibly Lathyrus latifolius.
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