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You know your vegetable garden is in good health when you have Ladybugs, and they are making more Ladybugs.
These guys dine on pests such as Aphids, so they are handy to have around. It also means no chemicals are needed to control the pests, which is great!
Let us know if you have spotted any ladybugs in YOUR garden...
S2/3S will be searching in their home gardens this afternoon!!
ReplyDeleteHow did you all go with your ladybug search, S2/3S? I hope you found lots of them.
DeleteSophie saw a tawny frog mouth dive out of the turpentine forest and get a worm when she was at the family BBQthere at school
ReplyDeleteWow! That is fantastic, Sophie! Yes, they do love worms. Isn't it incredible that they can see little things so far away?
DeleteKai has lots of yellow lady bugs on his zucchini plant
ReplyDeleteThat's great!
DeleteCaitlin found wiggly patterned, yellow ladybugs on their ferns. She put them on to her roses - because they LOVE aphids
ReplyDeleteOh yes, and Aphids love to eat roses! This is pest control at it's best. No chemicals, just nature doing its thing.
DeleteCharlie has heaps of orange lady bugs with small spots on pumpkins at home.
ReplyDeleteThat's super, Charlie!
DeleteS2/3S would like to know - what is the difference about ladybugs spot size and colour? Are there good and bad ladybugs? or even better and best?
ReplyDeleteI could not find any lady bugs in my garden today but I did find a green headed fly. Jacob.
ReplyDeleteWow! I will look this up, and see if I can find a picture. Jacob, that is great that you knew what it was!
DeleteNo ladybugs in our garden, but the caterpillars are having fun eating our "Morning Noon and Night" plant. Sophie C
ReplyDeleteOh yes, caterpillars need to eat loads before they go into their cocoons.
DeleteThe ants love my strawberries and we have yellow ladybugs with big black spots all over our cucumber plant. Toby.N
ReplyDeleteThat's awesome, Toby! I wonder what species of ladybug you have in your yard...
DeleteHello S2/3S. How lovely to see so many comments on our Blog site from you all.
ReplyDeleteThere are over 100 species of Ladybugs in Australia (also known as Ladybirds or Ladybeetles). Most of them are very beneficial to the garden, but there are good and bad. Female ladybirds are larger than the males. Most ladybirds are brightly coloured and that's a warning to potential predators that they may be toxic. If they're scared they can exude a yellow liquid which is foul tasting.
The most common ladybird in Australia is the Common Spotted Ladybird and is bright orange with black dots on it's back - it's a good one. They eat aphids, scale insects and mites. An adult will consume 2.500 aphids during their life.
The villain is the 28 spotted or leaf eating ladybird. They're easy to identify as they are a light orange colour and they have 28 spots. They love eating the leaves of cabbage, potato & beans. The best way to control them is to handpick them from plants.
You can find more information on ladybirds on the internet or in the library.
Thanks for that info, Angela! Yes, most of the time Ladybugs are just the coolest thing to have in your garden.
DeleteWho's coming to the Working Bee this Sunday? There's lots to do... 100 plants to put in the Turpentine Forest, Garden signs to make, help plant some winter veges in our garden and lots more. Hope to see you there.
ReplyDeleteOh yes, we shall be there with gloves on! Chloe can not wait to do more gardening. -Liz B
DeleteI didn't find any ladybugs but I found lots of honeybees on my weeds.Alan.L.
ReplyDeleteFinally I found an orange ladybug with black spot on a jade tree in my garden. Alan L.
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