Baby Ladybugs?

greenjeans said:
Well, sumpin' must be eating sumpin' because I'm finding lots of "poops" on leaves or possibly the larvae loses that back part as they morph!!
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Yeah they molt several times during the larval stage before changing again. Cool process. Insider tip... plant some dill outside. Once it starts to go to seed you will see some aphids and then the ladybugs will take over and you will get basically a ladybug farm producing eggs and larva for months to come.
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013 said:
I had never seen the pupa form, I can see the resemblance now but that dude looked straight from the caterpillar clan so I was quick to jump in. So funny I got it wrong & came on strong but my heart was in a good place trying to save his garden!

ditto Thanks for that cannafish, gonna try that too.
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All caterpillars grow into something else if I remember right. Things like the Ladybugs being discussed but also cabbage moths which look cute but will lay more eggs and eat our cabbage crops. And some grow into other things that will continue the cycle that ends up ruining some plant.

I have not noticed any Ladybugs on the Dill plants but I do end up with Swallowtail Butterflies and those seem to start off as caterpillars eating the dill growing in out of the way spots in the yard.
 
When I was working for an organic farmer a few years back we sprayed our alfalfa fields with neem oil, fish meal and molasses. Neem was to kill the lygus bug, fish meal for fertilizer and the molasses was to attract the ladybugs. I mix molasses and water and spray that around the garden and between any boards I find out there. To attract ladybugs.

While moving our homemade bee hives I came across hundreds of tiny ladybugs in between and under 2x4's that were nailed together. I couldn't find the pics sorry bout that.
 
013 said:
Hey GreenJeans! Not sure what that is.... but that’s not a ladybug. That is of the caterpillar or moth family, and will chew on your leaves, hump with another and lay eggs all over the underside of your leaves. Or if the plant is in flower - it will chew into your buds and lay eggs there.

Is she in flower? - If so you may want to inspect the buds closely - look for any holes or gray patches over the next few weeks. I’m just a newbie here but that bugger would be dead if found in my garden
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Kill it
 
CannaFish said:
Yeah they molt several times during the larval stage before changing again. Cool process. Insider tip... plant some dill outside. Once it starts to go to seed you will see some aphids and then the ladybugs will take over and you will get basically a ladybug farm producing eggs and larva for months to come.
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Eww and thanks!

Bob Loblaw said:
When I was working for an organic farmer a few years back we sprayed our alfalfa fields with neem oil, fish meal and molasses. Neem was to kill the lygus bug, fish meal for fertilizer and the molasses was to attract the ladybugs. I mix molasses and water and spray that around the garden and between any boards I find out there. To attract ladybugs.

While moving our homemade bee hives I came across hundreds of tiny ladybugs in between and under 2x4's that were nailed together. I couldn't find the pics sorry bout that.
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Awesome, bookmarked that! You still have the law blog?
 
greenjeans said:
I think my Ladybugs are on diets - the aphids are winning!!! I'm starting to think I should just harvest the aphids and squeeze them!!!! Should be a ton of weed juice!!!! :ciao:
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Damn, sorry to hear that!
 
I'm actually starting a slow harvest. Some of the gals are showing amber and no white pistils so if a cola shows any sign of bud rot or any suspect brownish spots I lop it off, give it a good hosing, baking soda and lemon juice bath, peroxide bath and another hose down. I guess I better get the cardboard over the windows in my man cave and let the drying begin. These outdoor gals are of undetermined origin. One of them shows promise and I have found a few seeds. My two good plants, Stevie Nicks and L'il Cookie are in the greenhouse and have been slower to develop. I'm hoping that I have pollinated a branch on each.
 
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