So, you've decided to cut back on using pesticides in your garden. But when you tried releasing ladybugs into your garden to eat aphids, they flew away immediately. Purchase ladybugs from a reputable nursery or mail-order firm. Spray a few drops of water onto the net bag full of ladybugs and place them into the vegetable crisper or your refrigerator as soon as you get them home. Go outside and water your garden well.
Ladybugs are very thirsty from traveling in a bag for three to five days without any water to drink.
Release the ladybugs into your well-watered garden after the sun sets. This will prevent hungry birds from spotting and eating them before the ladybugs get a chance to go to work. If you use pesticides in your garden, you will kill all of your ladybugs. Inc. How things get done. Use of this Web site constitutes acceptance of the eHow Terms of Use and Privacy .