lady bugs

General Anesthetic said:

Just spray em' with some sugar water-to harden the wings-so they don't fly away or burn up when they fly towards your HID.

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does that reallly work, do they stay near your plant and eat all the bad bugs thorughout growth

TheConfucius said:

does that reallly work, do they stay near your plant and eat all the bad bugs thorughout growth

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Yes they do, but that sugar water or sugar water solution(1/2 water, 1/2 pop- coke, pepsi, etc...) only holds for about a week then you have to spray them again. Just make sure that they are real lady bugs and not Japanese beatles, can't stress that enough.

newweedman said:

Hey, those are not lady bugs they are Japanese beatles, and they eat everything!

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Yep, they're known as 28 spot Ladybugs over here, and yep, they're ravenous little fuckers.

whats the diff, between the two ladies....

Have a look at this page (down the bottom). It has good descriptions of beneficial Lady Bugs (Beetles):

Field Guide to Pests & Beneficials in Texas Grain Sorghum

Cheers

TheConfucius said:

whats the diff, between the two ladies....

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Bennificial Lady Bugs (Red with black spots) eat bad bugs that eat and destroy your plants, like spider mites.

Japanese Beatles (Yellow or Orange with black spots) eat every fucking thing; spider mites and your plants. BAD!BAD!BAD!!!!!!

newweedman said:

Bennificial Lady Bugs (Red with black spots) eat bad bugs that eat and destroy your plants, like spider mites.

Japanese Beatles (Yellow or Orange with black spots) eat every fucking thing; spider mites and your plants. BAD!BAD!BAD!!!!!!

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thanks man that helps alot... what about other bugs what are the other attack bugs and what natural ways can they be stop