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A favorite "good bug" and alternative to chemicals, ladybugs have been a popular part of the Orcon line of beneficial insects for over 20 years. When released at sundown (because they don't fly at night), ladybugs eat aphids, mealy bugs, scale, leaf hoppers, various plant eating worms and other destructive soft bodied 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. Each container includes approximately 1500 live ladybugs. Restricted State: Hawaii
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89 of 90 people found the following review helpful
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Used them to get rid of the aphids on my aerogarden plants in the house. If you release them when the room is dark and the door is shut they make their home on the plants. When it gets light out and you open the doors the next morning they've already settled in on the plants so they don't fly around the house. They got rid of tons of aphids within a few days. Something that I tried to do safely for 2 months with no success.
Update - I had another aphid infestation this year (Mar 2011) on the tomato, parsley and pepper plants I started in our sun room. I again ordered the lady bugs and they did the trick. They arrived healthy and well-packed. When you are using them indoors, release them at night when they are less likely to fly around. I kept the door to the sunroom shut that night and the next day and it gave them enough time to make their homes in the plants. The doors are open now and I've only had a couple of lady bugs go exploring in the rest of the house. They are getting rid of all of the aphids on the plants. All of my plans are looking much healthier already.
Update - I had another aphid infestation this year (Mar 2011) on the tomato, parsley and pepper plants I started in our sun room. I again ordered the lady bugs and they did the trick. They arrived healthy and well-packed. When you are using them indoors, release them at night when they are less likely to fly around. I kept the door to the sunroom shut that night and the next day and it gave them enough time to make their homes in the plants. The doors are open now and I've only had a couple of lady bugs go exploring in the rest of the house. They are getting rid of all of the aphids on the plants. All of my plans are looking much healthier already.
57 of 57 people found the following review helpful
I really only wanted about 100 ladybugs but 1500 was the only amount I could find. Hirt's shipped them very quickly and I had them in less than a week even being shipped to an APO address. My wife about killed me for getting the bugs. I was surprised when I opened the box and saw all the ladybugs moving around. I thought several of them would be dead, but it appeared all or nearly all of the bugs survived. I rinsed the bag and refrigerated the bugs like the instructions said to do. Then I released them right before it got dark. All of the ladybugs seemed to crawl around and find a place to stay.
I am very happy with my purchase from Hirt's.
I am very happy with my purchase from Hirt's.
45 of 45 people found the following review helpful
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We had such a bad aphid problem that it made our backyard impossible to use without getting covered in little green bugs in a matter of minutes. I purchased one package of the ladybugs. They arrived alive and wiggling in their container w/almost no (if any) loss on route. They come with easy to follow directions including washing them upon arrival, refrigerate and release at dusk. We released them three days ago. While I don't actively see many of the ladybugs now (most I assume headed for the tree where I think most of them were), there is a huge reduction in the number of aphids in the yard to the point that my husband was able to sit outside and enjoy the yard for a few hours yesterday. I will probably buy one more package in a week or so to get any straggler aphids.
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I Don't Mean to BUG Ya
Summer is right around the corner. Just a few days ago, I was sipping margaritas from a sombrero on Cinco de Mayo, thinking, "Hey, pretty soon it'll be Juneo. Ay, carumba! Read more
Published 15 days ago by Zolton
Contact AMAZON before ordering!!!
I initially ordered this product to find all lady bugs dead at time of arrival. I contacted amazon and amazon politely re-ordered lady bugs again at no additional cost. Read more
Published 21 days ago by Sal
What time of year you order these matters...
Ladybugs hatch and are quite active in the spring and early summer, lay their eggs and migrate away in the fall. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Thomas F. Harper Jr.
Best Prank Ever
Step 1: Obtain friend's car keys
Step 2: Unlock fiend's car
Step 3: Open door
Step 4: Open 4 buckets of 1,500 ladybugs totalling 6,000 ladybugs and place them... Read more
Step 2: Unlock fiend's car
Step 3: Open door
Step 4: Open 4 buckets of 1,500 ladybugs totalling 6,000 ladybugs and place them... Read more
Published 1 month ago by AZGato
Just what I needed!
We ordered these to release at my son's Bug Birthday Bash and it was exactly what we needed! They were mostly alive and active and we had a great time releasing them! Read more
Published 2 months ago by C. Rapinchuk
Ladybugs didn't stay
Maybe it is because it is Arizona and we are dry...I watered my yard thoroughly prior to releasing the ladybugs. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Christine Angelini
What Fun!
If the ladybugs had learned one thing in life, it is that they did not want to be in that plastic container any more. Read more
Published 2 months ago by Ralph Potter
Got it when I was in college, worth every penny!
So when I was in college, the dorm I lived in had a basement that used to be used for residency, but at the time was only used for the laundry room. Read more
Published 3 months ago by William D. Warren
All Lady Bugs arrived well and alive!!!
We have ordered from several other companies on Amazon and most of them are alive, but this time they were all alive and doing amazing. Read more
Published 4 months ago by jndgreen
5 stars for a great vendor & product ...
5 stars of course, for the service, the price as well as for the item itself. Will definitely be buying from this vender again in the future.
Published 4 months ago by Thomas Smith
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