Live Ladybird Larvae x 50

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A 2015 study of five ladybird species found that their colouration honestly signalled their toxicity, implying the warning is genuine. Each ladybird can eat up to 5,000 aphids in its lifetime…and of course goes on to lay eggs which hatch into larvae which are ALSO voracious aphid predators. There are no means of controlling harlequin ladybirds, since any actions taken against them would also be harmful to native ladybirds, other aphid predators and other insects.

If you are seeking to control a significant Aphid infestation and wish to trial the effectiveness of both the adults and the larvae stages of the Ladybirds, our Ladybird Family Bundle is perfect for you.The oldest representatives of the family Coccinellidae (Coleoptera: Polyphaga) from the lowermost Eocene Oise amber (France)". Turns out the ladybird lavae don’t just eat aphids… told you they should feature in a hollywood horror! Very quickly they were working their way around the plant cleaning up all the aphids, while growing in size.

Ladybirds are the best known beneficial insect and a welcome sight in the garden, where they happily munch away on greenfly and other tasty pests.Live ladybird larvae are ferocious predators of aphids and greenfly - each larva of this native species (Adalia bipunctata) can consume up to 100 aphids every day! As the larvae age they will become larger and develop more noticeable orange patches on their bodies; however, they hide well, and can remain difficult to find. Try planting a range of pollen bearing plants, and provide overwintering sites for the ladybirds; such as log piles.

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Ladybird larvae all have a similar elongate body shape with three pairs of obvious legs, most are black or dark grey, some have yellow or orange markings and many have hairs or spikes. How the ladybird got its spots: effects of resource limitation on the honesty of aposematic signals".