Ladybugs - Description
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Must have general predator! Preventative care is key!
Hippodamia convergens are native ladybugs found throughout the USA! NaturesGoodGuys (a.k.a. Soldier Bugs) pre-fed Ladybugs are the best general soldiers in any organic garden, greenhouse, grow room, patio, rooftop garden, interiorscape, or anywhere pests exist.
Adults can thrive for weeks or months in a variety of temperatures and humidities as long as they have adequate food and water. To help ladybugs stay ahead of the pest lifecycle, we suggest introducing them multiple times throughout the growing season.
WHY LADYBUGS?
- Ladybugs are predatory in both their larval and adult stages
- Ladybugs do the work for you. Introduce them into the desired area and watch them defeat bad bugs that damage your plants.
- Support your backyard ecosystem! See improvements in the health of your plants without introducing harmful chemical pesticides.
- Maximize your harvest - healthy plants produce more.
- Natural, sustainable, and people, pet, & planet friendly.
- There are over 400 species of ladybugs in North America
- Female ladybugs will lay over 1,000 eggs in their lifetime.
- Ladybugs protect themselves against predators by creating a chemical that tastes bad to other bugs.
- Ladybugs hibernate during cold temperatures! During hibernation, they will survive on their stored fat (pollen).
- Ladybugs chew from side to side rather than up and down.
- Ladybugs beat their wings 85 times per second when they fly.
Our ladybugs are easy to spot! The black area behind the head has two white, “converging” lines that set them apart from other lady beetles. Our species of ladybugs are native to the USA!
Left: Convergent Ladybug (Hippodamia convergens)
Right: European 7 Spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)
