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Old 03-23-2015, 01:30 PM
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I'll see about snapping some pics. The larva are great, they eat far more than the adults do, and are usually quite active in roaming all over the plants looking for a snack. I guess in that manner they're like the young of our own species. Ladybugs in general though tend t come back to where they were hatched to mate, so we're hoping this means we'll have a constant influx of new ones.

We prefer to garden naturally, avoiding the chemicals when we can, so this is great. Most bugs we allow in the garden/yard, with a few exceptions. Notably: Tomato worms and/or Sphinx months, June bugs, slugs and snails near the garden, Black Widows in areas either the dogs or the two of us frequent... I'm sure there are others. We encourage ladybugs, praying mantises, and earthworms. As well as lizards and toads. And treefrogs, when they happen to be in the area.

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