420smoke420
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Just wondering how common or effective it is to use live ladybugs to combat spider mites?
How practical is using Lady Bugs
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charface
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I do use them but I have to admit I think I just like ladybugs.
Being indoors they drown in the water pan if I dont dry them imediatly, they try to get in my ballast
they mostly hide all day in clusters on the ropes I have hanging from the lid.
There are always a few crawling on the plants but unless you can really eatsblish a colony
which is tough for me then you are always buying more. I still have to use chems anyway so
dont really know. However once I get the mites knocked back I feel better knowing those few are roaming
around eating some of the little bastards. I will watch this thread in hopes someone can shed some real light
on the topic. I think mine tend to starve and dehydrate because they are stupid.
Being indoors they drown in the water pan if I dont dry them imediatly, they try to get in my ballast
they mostly hide all day in clusters on the ropes I have hanging from the lid.
There are always a few crawling on the plants but unless you can really eatsblish a colony
which is tough for me then you are always buying more. I still have to use chems anyway so
dont really know. However once I get the mites knocked back I feel better knowing those few are roaming
around eating some of the little bastards. I will watch this thread in hopes someone can shed some real light
on the topic. I think mine tend to starve and dehydrate because they are stupid.
whiteGUYweed
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very i order them by the hundreds also if you can get praying mantises shipped to you ( i wouldn't see why you couldn't
) they are AMAZING. also try soapy water and spray your leafs down then lady bug it up.
) they are AMAZING. also try soapy water and spray your leafs down then lady bug it up.420smoke420
Member
I'm thinking about adding a few hundred ladybugs to my room to see how they do.... They are very cheap... Imma also look into the mantises... Thanks for the replys so far!
charface
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I think part of the trick is an alternate food source because out of 15oo a great deal are already dead
like less than 2 weeks. I`m guessing that as the mites dissapate so does the colony.
Maybe less is actually more in this case so the few can at least have enough to eat.
Anyway
like less than 2 weeks. I`m guessing that as the mites dissapate so does the colony.
Maybe less is actually more in this case so the few can at least have enough to eat.
Anyway
charface
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That link took me to cloning vid. I love the mantis so were cool man. lol
dvs1038
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Yeah idk y its doing that its supposed to be a mantis killing a mouse, or u wanna see one killing a black widow, y don't u go to u tube and type in praying mantis and see it taking down some other mammals and insects. Or here i'll try one more time.
[video=youtube;pNcIUIULafw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNcIUIULafw[/video]
This one should work, damnit.
[video=youtube;pNcIUIULafw]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pNcIUIULafw[/video]
This one should work, damnit.
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charface
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Yeah I understand they are bad ass my point is more can they grab a tiny spider mite
or are they beneficial to mj because they eat something else. Ill check out the vid now.
I bought a cacoon looking thing once and hatched a batch and let them go in my
blackberries. It was cool seeing them all over the place but they eventually left.
or are they beneficial to mj because they eat something else. Ill check out the vid now.
I bought a cacoon looking thing once and hatched a batch and let them go in my
blackberries. It was cool seeing them all over the place but they eventually left.
