Ladybirds

[Delta 9]

G'day all

 

I've got a few Spider Mites and Fungus Gnats in my magic cupboard, and I'm not keen on spraying anything on my beautiful buds.... So, I went hunting.

 

For those that don't know, Ladybirds LOVE eating the pests that love eating Cannabis, as do their young. A short walk to the neighbours roses, and I found what I was looking for.

 

Ladybird larva. We all know what a Ladybird adult looks like, but these are their babies...

 

 

 

 

 

I collected half a dozen, and put them on my plant to clear up any unwanted guests

 

Wikipedia link for further reading http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coccinellidae

[El Gato]

I didn't think we had them in australia, thought we have pumpkin beetles. They look the same but do the do the same thing. I was gunna hunt some up

[Auntynorm]

G'day Delta.

 

Excellent work, mate.

 

:guitar:

[Ford Fairlane]

good one D9... I am interested to se how ladybugs go inside..p0lease keep us updated

[brick]

http://www.ento.csiro.au/biology/ladybirds/ladybirds.htm

 

All you ever wanted to know about Ladybirds.

[aeshai]

 

Ladybird larva. We all know what a Ladybird adult looks like, but these are their babies...

 

 

 

damn, i saw one of those on my plant and i killed it. i thought it was a caterpillar....

Edited November 3, 2011 by aeshai

[aeshai]

Also, just wanted to say that there is a "bad" ladybug. From starting my veggie garden (encouraged from growing weed) I've seen first hand the work of the bad ladybug. This one has 28 spots and eats through leaves. I have not had too many issues on the weed, but it does eat the shit out of my eggplants and caps.

[Ford Fairlane]

Also, just wanted to say that there is a "bad" ladybug. From starting my veggie garden (encouraged from growing weed) I've seen first hand the work of the bad ladybug. This one has 28 spots and eats through leaves. I have not had too many issues on the weed, but it does eat the shit out of my eggplants and caps.

 

Hi Aeshai, any chance of a photo of this bad lady bug??.. i have seen some different looking lady bugs on the zuchini plants at my work ( they are yellow and black, I have only seen red and black ones previously) I was planning on grabbing some, now I am not so sure...

[aeshai]

Hey Puka

 

Those yellow ladybugs are your zucch's best friends. Zucchini is prone to mildew and these yellow ladybugs devour mildew. i actually had to rip mine out cause all the rain and my lack of zucch knowledge (overhead watering) caused major mildew problems, and it was spreading to my cucumbers.

 

The bad ladybug is red and looks so similiar to the common red ladybug. I guess it's more orangey and has a matte body as opposed to shiney. The ladybug leaves marks on the leaves that kind of look like a small track, it eats right through. If I spot them again, I'll post a pic.

[El Gato]

you can buy them online fairly cheap in aus but they not ready till late summer. Done a bit of reserch on em. can't remember the name of the site. Maybe later. Also some other lil *#%@^ they sell do the same job. The bird who owns it was quite helpful.