How To Raise Ladybugs In The Garden For Natural Pest Control

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@alexandermonzon8165 Год назад

That Intro though "Bad Bugs Bad Bugs"

@Carol32547 Год назад

I almost spit out a mouthful of soup. That was dang funny 😁

@earthisflat Год назад

He gets an A for effort though 👍

@katiejones9106 Год назад

It was so goofy that it was endearing!

@Carol32547 Год назад

@Flat Earth Sage absolutely!! Love all his content. I guess because I'm 65 plus and have done this numerous times..I got a kick out of it. I hope he knows we are just messin

@flowerpixel Год назад

😂😂

@jeannamcgregor9967 Год назад

Something I saw this year was that my Shasta daisies appeared to be a ladybug dating site! I saw dozens of ladybugs on the plants in May and many of them were mating. The Shastas have grown to be a bit too big for their locations but I will always keep some in the garden to promote more ladybugs. Also, please show a shot of the larval stage of good bugs! I have seen people killing them off because they look so different from the adults.

@FrozEnbyWolf150 Год назад

I'm growing shastas from seed for the first time. I heard they're cold hardy and deer resistant, but I didn't know they were good for ladybugs. I'll have to put them next to my brassicas and roses.

@jeannamcgregor9967 Год назад

@@FrozEnbyWolf150 Give them a lot of room...they get very big.

@puffybar Год назад

Yup. Only bought lady bugs because I literally killed off their larvae thinking it was a pest.

@shirleyk623 Год назад

And the yellow egg clusters that they lay on the foliage

@shirleyk623 Год назад

@@puffybar Oh No 😳. That's why people need to be educated about the good bugs and their life cycles. Thanks Luke for doing that

@PungentMango Год назад

last year my old peach tree got absolutely infested by aphids after throwing out early growth following warm spells in late winter. By may the tree was covered in ladybugs, parasitic wasps, and soilder beetles all having a field day on the aphid population and by july the tree was pest free! This year there has been absolutely zero aphid presence on my peaches and the tree is loaded with fruit! Ladybugs really do put in the work.

@Wrightworth Год назад

Very excited for this series! Observing the diversity of insect life in the garden is a great joy 👍

@gabyroldan8151 Год назад

I leave the infested plants in, wait for the lady bugs… it’s a beautiful thing to have them at all stages of their life cycle in my garden. They finish off the aphids and just like that they’re gone ❤. Love the intro Luke! Gave me old school MIgardener vibes 😀

@peggygates6565 Год назад

Lady bugs lay their eggs where there will be food for their larvae. I once bought a plum tree (end of year sale). Went to plant and found it totally root bound.. Managed to keep it alive over winter. New leaves came and tree was covered with aphids. It was a stressed tree. I do not treat with regular or organic pesticide. A few weeks and I saw eggs, then larvae, etc. That tree became a massive lady bug nursery. The tree survived, and has thrived for five years with beautiful leaves and no aphids. If there is food, they will find you!. 🙂

@sheribaioa7585 Год назад

This information is priceless to us new gardeners! Please keep them coming!

@jeas4980 Год назад

As someone who collects praying mantis eggs from my local swamp and brings them home to hatch... SUPER EXCITED about this series!

@clarkl4177 Год назад

Just hatched my first batch of Carolina Mantids and they're out at work as I type 😅

@vivhall6198 Год назад

Yes, but don't forget, a praying mantis will kill humming birds.

@0m3g4z 9 месяцев назад

@@vivhall6198yeah, but they are small mantises aswell

@scotthustus8337 Год назад

Daughter found a larvae on a leaf from a store bought strawberry, it was in the process of becoming a young ladybug. She emerged the other day in the mason jar we put her in and it's now doing work on my lettuce.

@bethreiners5568 Год назад

I knew people ordered ladybugs for pest control, but didn’t know about providing shaded plants for egg hatching, that they lived more than one season, or that you needed to provide water and housing! Thanks.

@mountainsandmayhem739 Год назад

Can you do a video on controlling Japanese beetles please? They’re my biggest pest.

@docredduke4466 Год назад

This is so weird! I just bought and released lady bugs into my polyvinyl greenhouse 3 days ago to control aphids. And, from the same business. I was real happy with mine. All of the ladybugs were healthy and active when they arrived.

@susanturner9023 Год назад

Lol, loving the intro song today!

@Sproutupgardening Год назад

Love the new series! I have really wanted to learn more about benicial insects. 👍👍👍

@not1moreinch332 Год назад

I love good bugs. Bring on the info

@AlsanPine Год назад

also... always release them in the evening and make sure there are some water droplets around.

@clarkl4177 Год назад

Thanks so very much 💕 Your comments and insight into pests is eye-opening 🐌🐛🦗I haven't heard the "reality check" so clearly explained: you WILL HAVE PESTS--and they're to be expected and (almost) welcomed 😮. Additionally, the "provide water" 💦 tip was ALSO a new concept 😊 The whole lady bug vs beetle clarification is good info, aswell.

@Cowtownmama1951 Год назад

Excited for this series!! Always willing to learn from you! Thank you!!

@shirleyk623 Год назад

I have ordered my lady bugs from nature's good guys numerous times. They do send a product with almost 100% live bugs

@christophergetchell6490 Год назад

I'd love to do this along with some beekeeping next year as I establish more garden space. I also appreciate vespid wasps much more than I used to, including yellowjackets because they will go after caterpillars in the garden. Of course, that as long as they nest in the woods and not in or near any of my structures!

@beverlydanahy6964 Год назад

Good show, Luke! I'm looking forward to the next in the series. I especially appreciated the tip on how to overwinter them.

@kimpolasek3881 Год назад

Love this series!

@JamesJones-gj1ii Год назад

Love the concept of this series.

@user-eo2dw7yj6i Год назад

Lady beetles do the same thing as lady bugs 😊

@lidip8700 5 месяцев назад

I watched this video when you released it, and now that I'm preparing for my 2024 garden, I searched for it to review the Good Bug Video Series, to review your informative content. (And I wanted to plan when to buy the ladybugs.) Thank you Luke, you are such a valuable resource. Your growing presence & company is the result of your dedication!! Blessings to you & your family! 》》P.S. I'd love to see more family videos, with you, Sindi & the kids in the garden. I think the last one i watched was the harvesting of sweet potatoes. So awesome to see the whole family getting involved. 》》AND, how about creating a healthy veggie spiral MIgardener cookbook? I'd buy it!!

@margaretthompson6391 Год назад

Very excited about this series. Keep ‘‘em coming. Thanks.

@dawnae2 Год назад

Great Info !!! TY 🌻

@goodfriend6428 2 месяца назад

Quite helpful. Thank you!

@ttp519 2 месяца назад

They got my garden they came there

@charlesbale8376 7 месяцев назад

Wonderful information.

@adrianjasso822 Год назад

This series sounds really cool !

@beckysteinmiller338 Год назад

Thank you for sharing! I look forward to more info!

@derekfedeson4807 Год назад

Awesome to see this video today. We just released our little batch of lady bugs from Nature’s Good Guys yesterday.

@debc.8925 Год назад

Definitely interested in the good bugs information you provide. I love learning from you, thanks so much.

@seedy-waney-bonnie4906 Год назад

We use to sent for them. My indoor garden, the ladybugs all went where the heat is the lights, they fried themselves.

@HildeAzul 8 дней назад

Thanks for this!!!!

@IAMGiftbearer Год назад

I love this idea!

@julescaru8591 Год назад

This series will be very interesting! I’ll be tuned in for sure! All the best Jules 👍

@pjgraham2211 Год назад

Love didn’t know any of this… just starting my second ever gardening adventure, so bring on the knowledge💫❣️🌻✨

@rachelfessenden9127 Год назад

Great series!! Excited for more episodes!

@katiejones9106 Год назад

This was perfectly timed! I just ordered my ladybugs last night and there is so much conflicting information out there. I'm glad someone I trust has this information for us! Thank you! And keep up the amazing work!

@simonelliot3712 Год назад

You can get ladybugs at virtually any local garden store this time of year. It's like $10 for a huge pouch of them.

@ryanhessler8966 Год назад

Ladybugs are amazing! I had an infestation of aphids on my peppers 2 years ago. I collected about 20 ladybugs off a sunflower at my work and brought them home. They multiplied like crazy and completely wiped out the aphids

@growjoyfullyhomestead Год назад

I do like the series very much. Thank you Luke.

@jasminelobo929 Год назад

Great information. Love lady bugs. Will be adding some this year.

@naturesgoodguys3353 Год назад

Thanks for sharing Luke! Great tips! 🐞❤️✨

@joannrowland-wk6rm Год назад

Thanks for the info! Look forward to more info for organic gardening! Thank you!

@deborafoster2977 Год назад

Good video ❤. Thanks. I learned something again.

@jackzampella5758 Год назад

Would love for you to continue the "good bugs" series. Thanks Luke.

@dlindsay913 Год назад

Great series! Just ordered some bugs and worms and wasps!

@lauriemclean1131 Год назад

The Asian lady beetles are noxious pests indeed. Stinky bugs that also bite, they tend to invade people's homes in large numbers. I have recently been blessed to find some real ladybugs living on my lemon balm (there is lots of it 😉🤪 lol).

@flowerpixel Год назад

Great idea for a series! I love bugs!!! 🙌

@1polynation169 Год назад

great idea for a series !!! Stay bright!

@dalegaa4094 Год назад

Useful information, thanks.

@brendabraun5522 Год назад

Very interested in this subject. Looking forward to more videos.

@chadleeds4169 Год назад

Really looking forward to the up coming episodes. Love the content

@larryanderson599 Год назад

Excellent videos on beneficial bugs. Please keep it up.

@simonelliot3712 Год назад

Mist the garden before releasing the ladybugs and be sure to do the release at dusk. If you fail to do this, 90% of your ladybugs will be gone in hours.

@joepa6106 Год назад

Loved the bad bugs intro ❤💙❤💙❤💙❤💙

@shawnamoen5026 Год назад

I have seen many lady bugs in my garden this year but, when I try and relocate them into my greenhouse they fly away, there are aphids in there for them to eat. As soon as I release them in there out the door they go

@KootMed Год назад

Love this bug series❤Keep em comin👍

@tamiholloway6452 Год назад

Love the intro!

@kskorner74 Год назад

that intro song was hilarious. just what i needed, ty!!!

@louisdesrosiers6954 Год назад

Very interesting video Luke, can't wait to see the other episodes covering this subject.

@kele1264 Год назад

Bad bugs! Bad bugs! So funny! Hey, I didn't know that there are lady bugs and lady beetles! I didn't know that sunflower stems could provide lady bugs a home over winter! So cool. Do they burrow into the stem by themselves, or should we make a few holes in the stems for them? I love that you're doing a good bug series. Important to know. So much great information. Thank you!

@melissakarner6707 Год назад

Love this content. Can’t wait until you cover hoverflies. They are amazing beneficial insects.

@gardenerpete5232 Год назад

I love your informative videos!! I absolutely would love a serries on benefical insects. My neighbor says the lady bugs overwinter in the shingles of her house. I don't know what percentage survive. I have seen them in the shingles. I can make a loose-leaf home for them under my rhubarb. The big leaves will keep them cool. It never occured to me that bees need water!

@FlowerxLady Год назад

What about Green Lacewing? Wanting those too- thoughts?

@lovecara1 Год назад

I always enjoy your videos and learn something everytime.Keepup the good work Kent England

@FlowerxLady Год назад

I love this series ❤- released Carolina Mantis last week, hopefully the birds didn’t eat them all. There were hundreds and hundreds of them- I can’t find any after a week 😢

@marygrott8095 Год назад

So much of what I've watched and heard says to NOT release ladybugs in your garden, due to the fact that there's no guarantee they won't all fly away. Instead, I'll probably rely on the yarrow and dill I already have planted in my garden. However, I do look forward to learning how to attract beneficial insects to my garden! Thank you for this information, Luke!

@simonelliot3712 Год назад

The thing about ladybugs is that _no matter what you do_ you're going to lose most of them in a day or two. If you want ladybugs to stick around more than a couple days, the only option is to use netting. But you'll see this soon enough. :)

@theheirloomfarmer4545 Год назад

This is great!!! Cannot wait for future videos! And that into 😂😁

@Earthy-Artist Год назад

Learned something new from this video; lady bugs🐞🐞🐞 have body fat, who knew? And a 3 year lifespan. I found out last year that slugs also live a couple years. I relocate them instead of killing them let them live their slug lives.

@angelaschettino1327 Год назад

Interested in the bug videos!

@rubenbarberena5673 Год назад

I dunno if you did but if you did the bad bugs into it makes it ten times better

@thewolfethatcould8878 Год назад

Super cool information! I have tried before to keep them, but have not provided the water. Duh! lol

@CompetitiveFishingFreak 9 месяцев назад

Hello from Roseville Michigan near Lake Saint Clair Detroit area, I'm a Monarch butterfly and Black Swallowtail rearer,I have common milkweed and Swamp milkweed in the ground and in pots,ive had a major problem with alphids on my common milkweed,ive seen a few ladybugs in the yard but not enough,I need more since every year im growing more milkweed

@lindawientjes7015 Год назад

My ladybugs winter in my. House. My grandkids love playing with them because the like hanging out on my bedspread.

@sandrafriday5091 Год назад

When I initially saw aphids, I sprayed my roses w neem oil. How long should I wait to ensure there’s no neem oil present before introducing ladybugs? Should I wait until next Spring?

@jimmylarge1148 Год назад

Can u do a vid abt beneficial nematodes and if we should get some?

@terigeorge5545 Год назад

Great series. Hopefully I will learn all the good bugs so I won’t inadvertently kill those.

@katb.5859 Год назад

It's so sad people have to relearn natural pest control. But thanks for teaching them/us.

@lancemartens646 Год назад

Hey Luke got a question for you..... Maybe you or a fellow viewer can tell me why I get suckers on the end of some of the fruiting stems on my tomatoes. One of them even formed a fruiting stem of it's own? Love the topic and want to see more about these bugs!

@DDGLJ Год назад

I bought ladybugs for aphids on my roses- and they had a ladybug population explosion! They were everywhere- in the garage, house, neighbors’ houses….. all up and down the road. The population eventually found an equilibrium, and I have had no aphids since, and that was over 10 years ago.

@Batchat2352 Год назад

Wat. That sounds fun

@DDGLJ Год назад

@@Batchat2352 I know- my daughter said “That does not sound like a problem!” But even ladybugs can be annoying. It only lasted a few months, until winter- my neighbors still don’t know it was me… 🤫

@AugustLeo1619 Год назад

😂😂 the intro

@user-uz8sn1qv8y 2 месяца назад

i guess you couldnt find the link to your video on making the bug home!! darn!! i was hoping to see that

@ashyslashy5818 Год назад

you had to do it!

@dinoboyireland5902 3 месяца назад

🎉

@Accolon12 Год назад

Could you plant a nasturtium to attract more aphids to a specific area and use that almost as a ladybug "homebase"?

@MorePranaGardens Год назад

Yes. Okra works too.

@hopeking3588 Год назад

I had the bed bug problem one timr

@debbiep7419 Год назад

I really wish you had included a photo of ladybug larvae when you were talking about them. So many people don't recognize them and kill them because they think they must be a bad bug.

@brianschindler1511 Год назад

👍👍👍👍👍

@MadameCasper Год назад

Anyone else hear ZZ Top singing when he said "theyve got wings"? They know how to use them 🎶 originally legs i believe lol

@Pixieworksstudio Год назад

Wonderful Luke, thank you so, so much for this. On social media I am constantly battling against those people that use grey water full of toxins on aphids and on plants generally, and those that use dish soap on aphids and other things. It is extremely toxic and full of nasty chemicals, unless it is something like castile. If they need removing all it needs is a hose squirt. I also get the answer 'well, it's only on the flowers'! Um, well, yeah! They can't seem to get it that it is not only taking a vital food, but it is killing good bugs, and it is a shocking toxic mix to go into the soil, whether it is around flowers or vegetables! Of course, I don't have to tell you this, but please can you press the point that dish soap is just the wrong substance. Sometimes I really fight a loosing battle, when publications like garden news in an article-bubble said use diluted dish-soap! Without explaining what they mean. Thank you so much, this video means a lot. I can't wait to see the rest.

@ExplodingPsyche Год назад

I've seen so many RU-vid gardeners do videos saying to mix dish soap with things like neem oil. So called "dish soap" is not soap, it's detergent. Detergents contain surfactants which are designed to dissolve oil on your dishes, etc, and so they strip the protective layer of oil off the leaves of your plants. Perhaps in a small quantity it's not so bad, but overall it's better to use castile, which is an actual soap.

@Pixieworksstudio Год назад

@@ExplodingPsyche absolutely, that is exactly what i use to mix my neem with.

@ExplodingPsyche Год назад

@@Pixieworksstudio And that anyone would think to put grey water on their plants or in their garden soil is mind boggling.

@Pixieworksstudio Год назад

@@ExplodingPsyche Indeed. Crazy in the extreme

@Dupawpaski 7 месяцев назад

Bad Bugs.. HAHA I died!

@mfmr200 9 месяцев назад

i have one ladybug on my pepper plant, just one 😅

@katecrooks1601 Год назад

Can a creek meet the need for a water source? Or does it need to be still water ?

@L.A.Detroit Год назад

Hi. My little lettuce garden is ravished by insects, can you recommend something to address this problem now?

@lidip8700 5 месяцев назад

Hey Luke, I'm searching for the good bug series you mentioned in this video. I couldn't get a result. Could you please link them in the description in this video? Much appreciated!