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A favorite "good bug," ladybugs have been a popular beneficial insects for the past 20 years. When released at sundown (because they don't fly at night), ladybugs eat aphids, mealy bugs, scale, leaf hoppers, and other destructive pests. And they keep on eating until the bad guys are gone, laying their own eggs in the process. When new pests arrive, fresh ladybugs will be waiting. You will love them because ladybugs really work, plus they will be doing something favorable for the environment. LADYBUGS (Hippodamia convergens)
USE: Ladybugs prefer to eat aphids and will devour up to 50 a day, but they will also attack scale, mealy bugs, boil worm, leaf hopper, and corn ear worm.
Spray the foliage in the area of the ladybug release with Hirt's Natures NectarTM, shortly before releasing the ladybugs.
Ladybug Nectar is a specially formulized nutritional supplement. This nutrient rich food successfully substitutes for many of the nutrients found in natural nectars, pollen, and honeydew (aphid waste). It is the best replacement food when a natural food supply is lacking, and stimulates egg production in ladybugs, lacewings, and other beneficial insects. It also helps encourage and maintain a continuous local beneficial insect population in your yard, garden or greenhouse.
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Most Helpful Customer Reviews
62 of 62 people found the following review helpful
By Anne
Amazon Verified Purchase
This was not my first time ordering ladybugs through the mail, but it was the first time that got here and all of them were still alive.
It was two day shipping, and they put what appeared to be an ice-pack (great idea!) in with the ladybugs. Of course the ice pack was very hot by the end of the two days, but it seems to have helped.
I let the ladybugs out as soon as they got here and they went right to work. I could not open the mesh bag fast enough for them; they were so hungry. It took them three days to eat up most of our pests and they were gone, except for a handful that stayed behind to make my backyard their permanent home.
It was two day shipping, and they put what appeared to be an ice-pack (great idea!) in with the ladybugs. Of course the ice pack was very hot by the end of the two days, but it seems to have helped.
I let the ladybugs out as soon as they got here and they went right to work. I could not open the mesh bag fast enough for them; they were so hungry. It took them three days to eat up most of our pests and they were gone, except for a handful that stayed behind to make my backyard their permanent home.
28 of 28 people found the following review helpful
By Cindy
Amazon Verified Purchase
I had ordered some ladybugs previously from another site and they arrived dead. I was so dissappointed because I had tried everything to get rid of the mealy bugs on my houseplants and this was my last hope. I decided to try again from a different source and the ladybugs arrived raring to go. I rinsed them and refrigerated them and at night released some on my plants. They made themselves at home and kept eating. I put the remaining back in the refrigerator but didn't want them to die, so a week later I took them out and they were still very lively. I put more on the house plants and then the rest on my outside garden. I did seem to have a lot of them around the house for awhile but they saved my plants and whenever I found them around the house, I took them outside and placed them on various plants. I am very pleased with this order and that my treasured houseplants were saved!
29 of 32 people found the following review helpful
By splatterhead
Amazon Verified Purchase
We've been buying our Ladies from Hirt's for sometime. This time the girls arrived in a brand new style of packaging, not a single one had "gone to the other side" during transportation, excellent! Always super fast shipping and careful packaging. Thanks Hirt's!
Most Recent Customer Reviews
5.0 out of 5 stars
Amazing!
Exactly as described and most lady bugs were alive. We had a couple casulties but still amazing. It was great to release the lady bugs and still find them the next morning in the... Read more
Published 53 minutes ago by Gardener88
5.0 out of 5 stars
Fun for children
My grandchildren had a lovely time releasing all their ladybugs. It was especially fun watching the bugs crawl all over delighted kids!
Published 1 day ago by C. Young
5.0 out of 5 stars
Really helped with my aphid problem!
I released these just before going on a 2-week vacation. A few of my container herb plants had aphids, so although I had a neighbor watering my plants for me while I was away, I... Read more
Published 2 days ago by MMN
5.0 out of 5 stars
They were all alive.
My garden thanks you. What a wonderful experience. Will be ordering again. There's nothing better than to see all the lady bugs hanging out on the tomato plants.
Published 3 days ago by Kris A.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Not Exactly What I Expected to Happen
None of the garden centers in my area had any lady bugs, so I researched the best place to purchase live ladybugs and based on the Amazon reviews, decided to go with Hirt's. Read more
Published 4 days ago by A. Bain
5.0 out of 5 stars
Ladybugs
The ladybugs were healthy and active and my class loved them. They were released after a few days and did great!
Published 5 days ago by Victoria Inglese
3.0 out of 5 stars
diappeared qucikly
the bugs were spread over a few weeks. As they were spread though they disappeared from view within a few days.
Published 7 days ago by Norris laurence
5.0 out of 5 stars
Great Porduct
The lady bugs arrived in a very timely fashion. I didn't use them right away but refrigerated them in the packaging for a few days, and when I opened the package, which was very... Read more
Published 12 days ago by LaTosha Bradley
5.0 out of 5 stars
Pretty much all of them were alive
I received the package and kept them in the fridge for about 2 days until I was ready to release. I mixed the nectar as instructed and used a spray bottle to cover my roses. Read more
Published 13 days ago by doctorray
5.0 out of 5 stars
Arrived and ALL were alive and healthy
Thanks Hirt's Gardens! This is a great company and SO easy to communicate with. Enjoying the "ladies" and
my Praying Mantis very much.
my Praying Mantis very much.
Published 13 days ago by Ronald Dalton
