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[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 23 points 1 day ago

I discovered this the fuckin hard way, bought a container of ladybugs and distributed them along my various plants getting sapped by aphids. Next morning, only the goddamn aphids remained..

[-] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 13 points 1 day ago

Did you cool them before you released them? Lowering their body temperature helps keep them arou d and on your plants to take the little fuckers out.

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 7 points 1 day ago

Yeah, fridge for about 60 minutes. Didn't seem to help

[-] smeg@feddit.uk 6 points 19 hours ago

You've got to do it at the right time of day too, can't remember when the wrong time is but if you release them then they all just fly away immediately!

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 1 points 2 hours ago

Ah sheesh. Notes for next time haha. Thanks guys

[-] Yokozuna@lemmy.world 9 points 1 day ago

Unfortunate. Seems like you got a rowdy bunch lol. If I recall right when I unleashed them on an aphid infestation I had them in there for like 2-3 hours. Idk I'd that would make a difference or not. A lot of them did peace out pretty soon after I let them loose, but a handful stayed around for a few days.

[-] RubberElectrons@lemmy.world 6 points 1 day ago

Just another day in the life of a ladybug rancher ๐Ÿ˜Ž

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