Aphids love to eat our plants and there are several bugs out there that in turn, love to eat aphids. Ladybugs The well-known and very common ladybug is a blessing to have around your garden and can help control aphids, their preferred food. Ladybugs also have a taste for thrips, mealy bugs and mites. There are various plants that attract ladybugs to your garden. These include angelica, tansy, and scented germaniums.
Ladybugs are available in our catalog.
Then gently lay handfuls of ladybugs around the area where you want them to feast. Release them only before the sun comes up or just after the sun goes down. Ladybugs tend to be very active in the middle of the day, so if released at this time, they tend to fly off rather than settle in where you want them to dwell. Once the population establishes itself, the females will lay small orange colored eggs on the underside of leaves. Over time, the eggs transform into larvae that look something like an alligator with a bug head.