Ladybugs swarming an aphid
Channel: Two Ten 1024
Date: 2012-06-19

We had a wee aphid problem in the greenhouse. The permaculture principle is to introduce predators and try to establish an ecosystem, but also ladybugs are great at dealing with aphids and spider mites. The ladybugs were in the fridge all day to slow their metabolisms, and we put them in at night.