It started small...a few white dots on the lower leaves of 1 of my reaper plants. I wasn't sure what they were right away so I waited a few days to see. Sure enough, they're on all 8 of my plants...no! no! no! I orderd 1500 live ladybugs online and released them with my family at dusk one evening. I took this video about 12 hours later. Within about 3-4 days the aphids were all but gone. A month later, not a sign in sight and all the plants are recovered and fruiting nicely! All in all? A really fun activity for the kids and WAY less effort than the amount of neem spraying one has to do to get ahead of these bastards. Would recommend. The lady bugs eventually dispersed into my garden, but they still return several days a week. Wonderful little creatures.
Edit: I forgot to mention my overall cost was about 20-25 bucks if I recall correctly.
Edit 2: BUG WAR!!!!
Edit 3: Wow this got way more interest than I expected! Several people have asked where I got them. The link is here: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00533KOIC
but also I was wrong about my cost. It was like 10 bucks. "A banking error in your favor!"
If you want to prank someone and make their garden fabulous as the same time, unleash a box of 1,500 live ladybugs when they're not home.
It's so your hands are free for better multitasking. You can file taxes, include a TPS report, stick a finger in their anus, or order 1500 live ladybugs on amazon.
I need ladybugs so bad. I live in a highrise so theres little to no chance they show up on my balcony garden.
Anyone got a plug? I can pay top dollar man. I just need that fire LadyBug. I dont even need an ounce, just a few grams of the good stuff. Please baby I need em fast!
Edit: it appears, and I'm not joking, that you can buy live ladybugs on Amazon! They have great reviews. I will be trying this soon. Seriously though, how do I introduce ladybugs to my balcony garden?
I meant for them to be there! You can find nearly anything on Amazon.
https://www.amazon.com/300-Live-Ladybugs-Guaranteed-Delivery/dp/B0054QPVGI/ref=sr_1_9?ie=UTF8&qid=1542653236&sr=8-9&keywords=good+bugs+live+ladybugs
No problem. If you are looking for actual natural pest control, North America native ladybugs will eat aiphids that might munch on your garden plants. Unless you have a greenhouse, most released insects will naturally disperse, however, so results may not last long.
This stuff works wonders and is completely organic. I apply it liberally 1-2x a week depending on green worm activity.
https://www.amazon.com/Monterey-704596-Caterpillar-Killer-Pesticide/dp/B00ANT611U
I only had to do this once and have not seen a single aphid (or sign there-of) in over a month. I ordered them, amusingly enough from amazon. Easy mode!
predatory mites are fucking INCREDIBLE little cocksuckers. works for house plants, vivariums, commercial grows, nano grows, etc.
unless your infestation is raging, just get the mites and skip the sprays. i think these are the ones we ordered: 2,000 Live Adult Predatory Mites - A Mix of Predatory Mite Species for Spider Mite Control - Ships Next Business Day!l https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I0ZXU18/
i keep a bottle of mite massacre on hand just in case - works for WPM too. https://www.amazon.com/dp/B01N541P34/
I absolutely love how stupid you are. It's weirdly charming. If you're trolling, it's working.
They still sell live ladybugs, they just discontinued the larger size. It probably wasn't selling well on Amazon. https://www.amazon.com/Orcon-LB-C1500-Ladybugs-Approximately-Count/dp/B000MR6WRG/ref=sr_1_1?s=lawn-garden&ie=UTF8&qid=1499554725&sr=1-1&keywords=orcon+ladybugs
I talked to a local garden place who set me up. This was years ago so no idea who we used.
But apparently Amazon has some sellers with 4+ stars
Oh so you do have gnats they will wreak havoc. They attack your roots so that may be a lot of your problem. 5 Million Live Beneficial Nematodes Sf - Fungus Gnat/Rootknot Gall Exterminator https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00I0ZUGLK/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_glt_fabc_6PAVXEB531450WQDJFW0 Get them and use them they destroy he population just make sure you keep them in a cold place like a refrigerator and use them sparingly per watering keep your dirt moist and if you can get ahold of those thin plastic covers it helps keep the dirt moist so those nematodes can tear is up
There are certain beneficial organisms that allegedly prey on/parasitize gnat larva. I tried some Steinernema feltiae (microscopic nematode) purchased from Nature's Good Guys and watered with those in there. Seemed to work reasonably well for the time being, but this is just anecdotal.
Maybe someone with more experience can chime in on the use of these sorts of lil guys.
Link: S. feltiae on Amazon
Looks like a caterpillar, may want to invest in some bt (https://www.amazon.com/Monterey-704596-Caterpillar-Killer-Pesticide/dp/B00ANT611U). I'm pretty surprised to see one indoors at this stage so it may be a fluke, but caterpillars are not to be taken lightly and bt is a safe effective measure. One last thought, be sure to filter your intake to reduce the chance of pests entering your room.
Best of luck.
It's a bot that gives you price history on your link from Amazon. I think it only does direct links, it won't pick up on embedded links like this one here.
EDIT: NOPE IT LOOKS AT HYPERLINKS TOO.
there was another post about ordering lady bugs on amazon or so...
If you want to try organic... I would skip the bug bomb then though ;)
Commercial farmers use them, you can buy ladybugs for not a lot of money on Amazon.
I've never used them myself but I try to not use insecticides in my garden, which encourages the insectivorous birds and predatory insects to visit the garden too. I find for most aphid infestations the mantises and ladybugs will arrive within a week or two to clean them up. In the garden that's fine, but sometimes two weeks of aphid infestation is enough to severely damage a bonsai though.
Buy him something absolutely useless like 10 packs of 1500 live ladybugs from amazon or a 55 gallon drum of lube. Something that would make him say, "what the fuck?"
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Something that would have him thinking about what crossed your mind when you purchased it.
Look online, like amazon you can prime order these, they are dirt cheap, like 5$ for 1500. They are kept dormant for long periods in fridges and they are sold as a commodity. There's an endless sea of lady bugs in bags lots of organic farms and stuff will buy these guys to fight off aphid infestations instead of using pesticides... with mixed successes, some people swear by them others that they are a waste of money and either die in a day or fly off.
But yeah ... People buy them in these bags all the time to set them free in their yards gardens, that's exactly their use case, so... ya you're totally just inducing more demand.
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see: https://www.amazon.com/1500-Live-Ladybugs-Guaranteed-Delivery/dp/B00533KOIC
I ordered them on Amazon! (they literally have everything don't they?)
This is specifically the one I ordered: ladybugs
They all arrived alive and have been going fine in the week I've had them. I keep them stored in the fridge and release some at night once the sun is down. I think they are less likely to fly away if the sun is gone.
You know what's even more effective at killing spider mites without being neurotoxic? Predator mites. Why none of the commercial money grubbers bother using them is because it's far cheaper (and less of a hit to the profit margins) to just use pesticides off-label and risk the health of everyone they sell to.
http://www.amazon.com/000-Live-Adult-Predatory-Mites/dp/B00I0ZXU18
Here is a link for OP just in case the other plants do have them.
You can always go to a garden store they usually sell hella you can even buy them online. https://www.amazon.com/1500-Live-Ladybugs-Guaranteed-Delivery/dp/B01B5BBNPS/ref=mp_s_a_1_4?crid=3R9P6DL548IU1&keywords=ladybugs&qid=1663084513&sprefix=ladybugs%2Caps%2C308&sr=8-4
No. Neem oil doesn't affect caterpillars whatsoever. You absolutely need BT! Here is the one I use with great success.
For the record, neem oil is not at all effective in general compared to azamax, even on the pests it is supposed to control. If you ever find yourself dealing with aphids, mites, or nearly anything that's not caterpillars, search Amazon for azamax.
Monterey LG6332 Bacillus Thuringiensis (B.t.) Worm & Caterpillar Killer Insecticide/Pesticide Treatment Concentrate, 16 oz https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00ANT611U/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_api_i_YHNB8NRKXA956XY4ZBZN