The cavalry arrive
Discussion
For the last month or so, I've been battling asparagus beetle and their larvae:
I've been removing them by hand and resisting the temptation to spray. Looks as if nature is about to lend a hand - there are now loads of ladybirds patrolling the fronds. These little gems are there to eat the larvae, and with any luck they will be laying eggs of their own; ladybird larvae are even more rapacious predators than the adult beetles, and though we mostly think of them as predators of aphids, any soft bodied insect is fair game:
I've been removing them by hand and resisting the temptation to spray. Looks as if nature is about to lend a hand - there are now loads of ladybirds patrolling the fronds. These little gems are there to eat the larvae, and with any luck they will be laying eggs of their own; ladybird larvae are even more rapacious predators than the adult beetles, and though we mostly think of them as predators of aphids, any soft bodied insect is fair game:
Edited by otolith on Thursday 29th July 16:06
ShadownINja said:
Podie said:
Seem to recall reading that you can buy bugs to eat nasties now...
Can you buy bigger bugs to eat the bugs when they overstay their welcome? I guess somewhere down the line, you'll be importing a lion, though.
I think the point is they indigenous species...
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