+shopthebookworm Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 It's okay! Apparently they are good for the your plants;o) Lady Bug Beetles Coccinellidae Also called Ladybirds or coccinellids Lady Bugs are small beetles about 1/4 inch long that have wing covers of dark orange with black spots. They are kind of cute. These predatory insects are something that you really want to have in your garden. Lady beetles, both adults and larvae, are known primarily as predators of aphids (plant lice), but they prey also on many other pests such as soft-scale insects, mealybugs, spider mites and eggs of the Colorado Potato Beetle and European Corn Borer. Not only do they eat aphids and other harmful insects, the are beautiful to see. They do a lot of their eating in the larval stage, consuming as many as 400 aphids at this stage. More than 5,000 aphids may be eaten by a single adult during its full life cycle. Releasing ladybugs in your garden is usually not that productive, because they are very mobile and can fly to your neighbors yard very quickly. Using pesticides in your garden will destroy the benefits of ladybugs, use only selective pesticides, and spraying with pesticides if possible. So in honor of June being National Rose month, we celebrate with books on gardening being 25% off! Wow! Do you know that makes most books 60-70% off retail?? We sure can save you money today and everyday;o) Link to post Share on other sites
mei lan Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 DAMMIT, WOMAN!!! There you go again, OFFENDING ME!!! How dare you?!?!?!??!? I am so reporting you to Pubby. Link to post Share on other sites
+shopthebookworm Posted June 6, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 DAMMIT, WOMAN!!! There you go again, OFFENDING ME!!! How dare you?!?!?!??!? I am so reporting you to Pubby. Because I have placed 7,000 ladybugs in your roses??? Link to post Share on other sites
copschick Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 DAMMIT, WOMAN!!! There you go again, OFFENDING ME!!! How dare you?!?!?!??!? I am so reporting you to Pubby. :rofl: I thought it was because she insinuated you had bugs in your garden! Link to post Share on other sites
mei lan Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 It's just because, dang it!!! I was looking for something to offend me, and you were there! FTR, I love ladybugs. Link to post Share on other sites
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mei lan Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 Hmmm. All the drama is over in the baby daddy thread, I guess. Oh, well, bookworm...I tried to start some trouble for you. Link to post Share on other sites
Blondiega1 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 (edited) Hmmm. All the drama is over in the baby daddy thread, I guess. Oh, well, bookworm...I tried to start some trouble for you. I'll jump on this band wagon!! Bookworm- it is very offensive for you to call them "lady" bugs. Some of them are boy bugs and are highly offended at being called "ladies". So in the future please refer to them as Black Spotted Insecta Americans. Thank you for your continued support. . Edited June 6, 2011 by Blondiega1 Link to post Share on other sites
mei lan Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 And some could be women's lib bugs and just want to be called Female Bugs. Or Bugs of No Particular Gender. Link to post Share on other sites
Blondiega1 Posted June 6, 2011 Report Share Posted June 6, 2011 And some could be women's lib bugs and just want to be called Female Bugs. Or Bugs of No Particular Gender. Ed Zachary!! What if they are trans-gender insecta Americans??!!! It could happen. Link to post Share on other sites
+shopthebookworm Posted June 7, 2011 Author Report Share Posted June 7, 2011 I must say, when I leave you all to play all day in the garden, you did me proud and cracked me up all at the same time. Thanks to my buggy friends! Link to post Share on other sites
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