Make Your Garden a Ladybug Paradise

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Ladybugs (also known as ladybirds or lady beetles) are one of the gardener’s biggest allies. Both the adults and their ferocious-looking larvae are insatiable aphid-munchers, so they’re an essential part of your garden’s natural pest control team.
You probably know an adult ladybug when you see one, but what about their eggs, larvae and pupal stages?
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@drinny26 4 жыл бұрын

Whenever a bug lands on someone they scream but if it’s a ladybug they say awww a ladybug. Make a wish! Or maybe that’s just me. Lol

@GodMaxDrinkerofTea 4 жыл бұрын

Well, ladybugs are small and you can't see all the bug details, they just look like tiny circles with dots.

@kellycraig8438 4 жыл бұрын

Same here, going out of my way to find them a rose bush with dinner for them. 😁

@alessandrorivera7468 4 жыл бұрын

Did you know theyre from the same family of cockroaches

@kellycraig8438 4 жыл бұрын

@@alessandrorivera7468 ladybugs are useful, roaches aren't and they're dirty

@JannyKamikazi 4 жыл бұрын

THats me too..except now that I know the life cycle...im gonna side eye them from now on...Ive been catfished..lol

@kathrynhopkins 3 жыл бұрын

We need more gardeners like you, predator gardening supports so much wildlife and helps us restore what we are losing in the UK.

@GrowVeg 3 жыл бұрын

I think (and hope) that the tide is turning and more of us are becoming more ecologically minded.

@xiqueira 4 жыл бұрын

The larvae are terrifying if you don’t know what it is.

@hbug13_62 4 жыл бұрын

They look like tiny gila monsters. I'm still haunted with guilt that years ago I smooshed a couple before I knew what they were. 😣😔

@janieerichardson 3 жыл бұрын

Omg I didn't know those were ladybug larvae and now I feel bad for flicking them off my plants 😭

@YSLRD 3 жыл бұрын

And they pinch.

@Astrid-gd1ni 3 жыл бұрын

Ikr

@V3rnSqwd5611 Жыл бұрын

@@janieerichardson Yes I did the same thing. I kept seeing a bunch in my garden and thought they were a Japanese beetle. I thought I had an infestation then I found out it eats aphids and I felt terrible for killing one.

@AuntieThree 3 жыл бұрын

I have a resident ladybug in my bedroom... been here for several months. My room is very clean and has a black/grey/white color scheme, so my roommate stands out. I just found out that they can live for a year. Today it was walking on the rim of my ceiling light for several minutes, and casting large shadow across my ceiling. My little friend has a big personality.

@GrowVeg 3 жыл бұрын

Haha - that's brilliant. I expect he's waiting till it's warmer outside, when you can then release him back into the wild.

@LoudActionsToday 2 жыл бұрын

surprised seeing as they need a water source to survive and a food source like fruit or aphids.

@bluerabbit4010 3 жыл бұрын

I love how nobody is talking about the "Censored" part 😂

@blankx15 4 жыл бұрын

I found a pearl silver colored lady bug last winter it was so pretty.

@clover-il7tf 4 жыл бұрын

Sounds cool!

@elsagrace3893 4 жыл бұрын

jaselolzako03 try to find it online. It may be a destructive beetle for your garden. I used to call the lime green “lady bugs” man bugs but they are actually a cucumber beetle which eats cucumbers and their relative plants, squash and melons.

@xaosbob 4 жыл бұрын

I'm beginning to incorporate beneficial critters as part of my gardening strategy, and the planting suggestions are just what I need. Thank you!

@PrairiePlantgirl 4 жыл бұрын

I love having ladybugs in my garden and they seem to like it here. I find them by the dozens under leaves and rocks. They are constantly patrolling my plants. I think the larva are so cool looking.

@GrowVeg 4 жыл бұрын

They are very cool looking aren't they!

@MyDaisy66 4 жыл бұрын

Ahhh love Ladybirds. The one little creepy crawly I never minded landing on me as a child. I rarely get them in my garden. Thank you for the video 🐞

@TheSeanoops 4 жыл бұрын

Same, they give my girlfriend the creeps but I love them!

@andrewwalters286 4 жыл бұрын

Daamn Diasy your finnee

@ItsAgooberThang 2 жыл бұрын

In the cooler months, I have a t-shirt that is exactly the shade of green of fresh grass. It attracts lady bugs like crazy when I wear it. I think I’m going to hang it in my yard.

@brandon3872 4 жыл бұрын

I was happy to see a ladybird on one of my rose plants yesterday, hopefully it will eat any aphids.

@yesihavereadit 4 жыл бұрын

Have loads of aphids! That's Paradise for them!

@gilmourishgilmourish6205 4 жыл бұрын

Watch your fertilising .. it’s because there is an unbalanced soil..

@TheUntypicals 4 жыл бұрын

Ladybirds also like to mate and lay eggs on Elder. The larvae also need to feed on pollen to sexually mature so ox eye daisy, feverfew etc are good, ground cover is also important for larvae...

@GrowVeg 4 жыл бұрын

That's really handy - thanks for that info.

@denisekruelle5195 4 жыл бұрын

I pick up and place ladybug larvae on our elders because they can sometimes be infested with aphids. But where they really seem to love the most for congregating, mating, and pupating is our hops tower. If I need some assistance from our little beetle friends, that's where I go to find them! 🐞😊

@heidimisfeldt5685 4 жыл бұрын

I love ladybugs because they are cute.

@HeatherHale 4 жыл бұрын

I love you. You're so great. I love your videos and your generous and cheerful spirit. We are all so blessed to have you sharing your knowledge and contributing to the world around you on such a consistent and diligent basis. THANK YOU!

@GrowVeg 4 жыл бұрын

You are very welcome Heather - and thank you for the kind comment.

@kcashut 4 жыл бұрын

Love this guy. Great advice and so friendly.

@macjarvis2882 4 жыл бұрын

Have just started growing veg! Great useful video! Thanks!!

@itowmyhome797 Жыл бұрын

Thank you

@ELBlDu 4 жыл бұрын

Dont forget they breed and lay eggs in common Daisys too. This is GOOD INFO! Thanks

@neddyhenare7897 2 жыл бұрын

thank you

@dollyhewett2553 2 жыл бұрын

THANK YOU

@jackiebanham4215 Жыл бұрын

Ladybirds, ladybirds, ladybirds!

@user-dt3hk7fu8w 4 жыл бұрын

They're so cute!

@Coolclimatetropicalfruits 4 жыл бұрын

I’ve been planning for a while to get some for my greenhouse, love them and my kids do

@pomicultorul 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you for your work, you are a good man!

@littlejoe9381 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you.

@crispsaturday 4 жыл бұрын

Cool I have nettles on my balcony because I heard many insects love or need them. When they get too large I carefully cut them back a bit and use the leaves as fertiliser.

@JWHealing 4 жыл бұрын

Someone told me I should get rid of my nettles. Now I know they are important to keep!

@evekarlsson8150 4 жыл бұрын

Did you just go and dig some up or how did you get them on the balcony?

@seanregehr4921 4 жыл бұрын

Stinging Nettles are good for food. Gotta boil the leaves to get rid of the sharp ends, then dry out and grind up into powder form. Better than fertilizer IMHO but that works well too.

@RoseFelton 4 жыл бұрын

Nettles are a good medicinal herb also.

@wonderfulherennow 2 жыл бұрын

I enjoyed this video. Particularly, since I have been working on attracting ladybugs into my garden, too. I bought some calendula seeds, once I found out that they attract ladybugs. I have also sown fennel and dill. But they are all still in seedling stage. Not sure if they will grow and produce blooms in time. But I already have ladybugs everywhere in the garden. It's such a delightful sight. Thanks for sharing the ladybugs hotel idea. I'm onto it ☺️

@GrowVeg 2 жыл бұрын

Great to hear you're onto the ladybug hotel idea - good work!

@carlospiso 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks 4 ur kindness & skill 👍!

@debbieexcell5088 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the information. I tend to destroy eggs, larvae and strange looking bugs found on my plants. Now I'll exercise more care. 👍🏻

@gardenladybackyard4897 4 жыл бұрын

I really enjoy his videos, and trust his recommendations.

@wildlifeinmygarden2117 4 жыл бұрын

I shall cultivate my nettles from now on. I’ve always pulled them out before!

@lorrihernandez341 4 жыл бұрын

Love your videos! Thanks for all your hard work!😊

@GrowVeg 4 жыл бұрын

Cheers Lorri.

@topledfactorystoreebay3883 4 жыл бұрын

happy to see a new video

@praxis2point0 3 жыл бұрын

Another great video! Thanks for all of the videos you make, and happy new year from Vancouver.

@GrowVeg 3 жыл бұрын

And a very happy New Year to you!

@iloveschicken6527 2 жыл бұрын

WOW! Awesome info! Thank you and God bless! 😎

@JerseyAnt 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome. I was think thinking about how to encourage ladybirds into my garden. 😃

@felix64able 4 жыл бұрын

first time garderner, I really need to get some ladybugs

@MegaMauserman 3 жыл бұрын

Thanks for all the info, love it!

@Max23465789 4 жыл бұрын

Another plant they really love is Bridal White Spirea it blooms really early and attracts tons of aphids and ladybugs.

@GrowVeg 4 жыл бұрын

Hadn't heard of that one attracting ladybugs, thanks for sharing.

@Haze1434 4 жыл бұрын

Wonderful video, thank you :) I remember, as a child, my grandparents getting a ladybug 'infestation' in their garden. There were hundreds of them, if not thousands! I had a great time running in-among them with a little bug net and watching them in a jar for a couple of days, until letting them go again. Oh, how I wish they'd 'infest' my garden now!

@JWHealing 4 жыл бұрын

You can buy a shipment of them on amazon & other places

@GrowVeg 4 жыл бұрын

You get these incredible ladybug booms from time to time. It's amazing when it happens!

@brokenbutterfly3178 4 жыл бұрын

Can you think of why so many ladybugs decided to bombard your grandparents garden? What was attracting them?

@Outdoor_Girls Жыл бұрын

Lady bugs think my room is a lady bug paradise every year. It's a bit annoying. It would be ok if it was 1 or 2, even 10 would be ok, but hundreds and hundreds are maddening. 😂😂😂

@gabrielkawa3477 3 жыл бұрын

They're super helpful and thanks for this video

@mrmysterycake 4 жыл бұрын

Then the spiders will make their home in the ladybug home. 😂

@ludwigvanbeethoven5176 4 жыл бұрын

HAHHAHAAHAHAHA NO NO NO NONONONO NOOOO STOP HAHAHAH NONONO NO NOOOOOOOOOO!

@GodMaxDrinkerofTea 4 жыл бұрын

@@ludwigvanbeethoven5176 I know, you're deaf, but screaming doesn't help

@coconut6629 4 жыл бұрын

Omg that's what I was thinking

@hbug13_62 4 жыл бұрын

Earwigs would be likely where I live. {{Shudder}}

@cherylcarter6426 Жыл бұрын

Lovely

@JoannBristol 4 жыл бұрын

What a great video, very informative, thank you :)

@PanzerIV1976 4 жыл бұрын

Thank you, this helps.

@smoothiehealth2810 4 жыл бұрын

Loved this video! Tfs!

@cheesekake1841 2 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this video. I was wondering how to get ladybugs into my garden and this is what I need. Thanks for the guide how to create a home for ladybugs! Cheers.

@macgyverpreppin4056 3 жыл бұрын

I have a short vid of a ladybug on its back rolling a piece of perlite like it’s in a circus 😂

@GrowVeg 3 жыл бұрын

Bless it!

@Tigerist Жыл бұрын

wow I missed this by 3 years... I have a huge population of ladybug larvae happening right now it's so cool to watch and the tree in which they are in is full of aphids ...

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Those aphids' days are numbered then! :-)

@dakota5440 2 ай бұрын

Great job bud

@islandgirl3138 4 жыл бұрын

Such a great Video, I will use your advice. Thank you

@charlesbale8376 8 ай бұрын

I did enjoy the video and appreciated the information.

@GrowVeg 8 ай бұрын

Thanks Charles. :-)

@_on_earth_ 2 жыл бұрын

I would surely make that ladybug house!!

@highridgegraphics9556 4 жыл бұрын

Great video, learned alot

@Davidmc23 3 жыл бұрын

Very informative, thank you.

@Andrea-li7wd Жыл бұрын

I 💘 lady bugs🐞🐞🐞🐞🐞

@ltlbnsgarden 4 жыл бұрын

Awesome information 😊

@quentinlowery 3 жыл бұрын

Very good and to the point video. Thank you. Having issues with aphids and worms.

@amapolavioleta 4 жыл бұрын

love it !

@Grom268 Жыл бұрын

You are lovely person, great video, thank you ❤

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Thank you so much - appreciate you watching. :-)

@DevilAndSons 4 жыл бұрын

I'm currently growing lots of nettles especially for the ladybirds. Loved this video

@nitelite78 4 жыл бұрын

How did you start the nettles?

@laurasoftheart 4 жыл бұрын

nitelite78 i got mine from eBay.

@GrowVeg 4 жыл бұрын

Nettles just grow wild where I live. You only have to turn your back and they start growing, so I've never actively cultivated them - just tamed them when they spread too far!

@DevilAndSons 4 жыл бұрын

@@GrowVeg I guess I exaggerated what I was doing, the garden now has one big patch as opposed to smaller clumps all over that it had last year.

@vanessaeden8174 4 жыл бұрын

Ladybirds in the UK, Ladybugs in North America🐞

@golfwithamaira8867 2 жыл бұрын

So good to keep it up

@caroletebay5412 4 жыл бұрын

Upsetting to see the invasive Asian ladybug mating with the native Twice Stabbed ladybug.

@kami3000 4 жыл бұрын

I'm pretty sure they're both the Asian ladybug. The color variation on those is crazy and goes from totally black to totally red.

@mindstate1 4 жыл бұрын

And you thought Boris was going to take control of the borders .

@avirgingardenista2892 4 жыл бұрын

Lol...I have lots of ladybugs in my garden this season. I will make sure to build them a home. Lol

@GrowVeg 4 жыл бұрын

Good on you!

@abarn9541 4 жыл бұрын

I have loads of ladybugs everywhere in my garden & orchard! Preying mantises too!

@GrowVeg 4 жыл бұрын

Wow - preying mantises!

@minkefin Жыл бұрын

Preying mantises seem to like being in our garden. Every year they produce at least a couple of egg casings, which in spring produce myriads of really cute, one-centimeter long junior mantisses. Now at the end of May they’re a little over two cm long, and are doing a great job keeping the tomatoes and blackberries bug-free.we don’t see many ladybirds in the garden, but quite a few of them in the allotment.

@kedarnathsahoo5688 4 жыл бұрын

Cutest bugs

@jessyk.3378 4 жыл бұрын

Now that summer in finland, ladybug is everywhere. We called it leppäkerttu, my nephew like collect ladybug

@sturnsqx 4 жыл бұрын

This helps

@WholeFoodPlantPeople Жыл бұрын

Great vid thanks 👍

@Liverpoolboy01 3 жыл бұрын

Lady birds!

@ChitoWorld 2 жыл бұрын

So that’s why there was ladybugs in my bamboo !!!!

@Mrbfgray 4 жыл бұрын

I've seen piles (multiple pounds likely) of ladybugs way above tree line in the Sierra Nevada mountains, 11 or 12k ft alt. in summer, enough to fill a multiple medium size coffee cans. I don't know why they'd do that but they do.

@seanfinn107 4 жыл бұрын

awesome, ty, very good. peace.

@annbastin6654 4 жыл бұрын

I once enjoyed a passage of millions of ladybugs on the summit of Wichita Mtn near Lawton OK in the Fall. They seemed to be moving along together with purpose, I assume heading to hybernation grounds.

@GrowVeg 4 жыл бұрын

Possibly on the hunt for food, or moving to hibernate.

@MUSTASCH1O 4 жыл бұрын

Great timing! I'm managing my aphids with nasturtiums as sacrificial plants, but want to encourage ladybirds add to the defensive mix next year.

@d.jcheetah8724 4 жыл бұрын

What does that mean??

@MUSTASCH1O 4 жыл бұрын

@@d.jcheetah8724 Aphids love nasturtiums for some reason; they attack the plants readily. The theory is by planting nasturtiums near your crops, the aphids will go for the nasturtiums rather than the vegetables. The nasturtiums are sacrificial in this case. Nasturtiums are also good for this in my experience because they don't die easily from aphid infestations. The words about ladybirds are referring to the fact their larvae feed voraciously on aphids, so combining ladybirds with sacrificial plants could benefit my vegetables. I don't know for certain how effective this will be yet. I'm still learning.

@d.jcheetah8724 4 жыл бұрын

@@MUSTASCH1O Ok thank you.

@sleeplessinthecarolinas8118 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for this helpful vblog!🐞

@BadnfluenceNZ 4 жыл бұрын

We have a small permaculture food forest project and I have noticed them returning first time I've seen them regularly in a long time. Must be all the yarrow better make them a bug motel for winter (:

@beebarian6045 4 жыл бұрын

dude whaaat? this was amazing thanks alot for sharing your knowledge

@GrowVeg 4 жыл бұрын

You're very welcome!

@treelife365 4 жыл бұрын

Amazing and informative video, thanks so much! Going to build a ladybug hotel soon...

@lionsorchardnice123 3 жыл бұрын

Auesome and ingormative

@lionsorchardnice123 3 жыл бұрын

Informative

@nikolaymarusov9593 4 жыл бұрын

Such a nice picture... My ladybugs are mating at the same cherry tree while aphids, shepherded by ants, are sucking its young leaves.

@allegoricalfactal1691 4 жыл бұрын

Lady Bird !!!!!

@ppod450 4 жыл бұрын

They do it... Ladybug style!

@chrisdahl864 3 жыл бұрын

Haven't seen any ladybugs and only a very few bees this year. I have bee hotels and lots of flowers around, so it's been a weird year so far!!

@bima6723 3 жыл бұрын

i like the ladybug hotel btw

@RestWithin 3 жыл бұрын

I don’t know why but we call them Ladybird in the British Isles. 🐞. I haven’t seen a native red ladybird beetle for about 20 years, the invasive Harlequin has eaten them all I suppose.

@melonaaah Жыл бұрын

I just released 1500 ladybugs on my apt plants. Hopefully, they won't fly away I get them a legit home.

@katjones4840 Жыл бұрын

Zone 10a. The bugs r killing me. Excited for some solutions.

@GrowVeg 11 ай бұрын

Check out my recent video, which offers a few more tips on this: kzfaq.info/get/bejne/aJ-odrRi0sXchKs.html

@lady2607 11 ай бұрын

Thank you very much for this useful info.What should I add into their winter nests as a food(except aphids:) for them?

@GrowVeg 10 ай бұрын

There's no need to add in food - they'll forage for their own food. They spend most of the winter in a sort of hibernation, so wouldn't need much/any food anyhow.

@Yuroko1313 3 жыл бұрын

2 years ago my plum got attacked by hundreds of weird larvae. They were everywhere, soon after plum fruits had those crazy bumps on them and I was sure whole tree was done for. Turned out it was a bunch of ladybugs.

@GrowVeg 3 жыл бұрын

You were blessed!

@jokerace8227 4 жыл бұрын

We're a multicultural Mecca for ladybugs, daddy long legs, centipedes, long leg sac spiders, and brown recluse spiders.

@lichtbewolkt Жыл бұрын

In Dutch they are called 'Sweet Lord Beasts'

@GrowVeg Жыл бұрын

Really? That's wonderful!

@logiebogieboo_curr 3 жыл бұрын

2:28 IS THAT POISONUS LADY BIRD DATING

@anddreew 4 жыл бұрын

🐞

@kitrobbo1696 4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for your helpful information I am in the process of Providing a more attracriveg. Garden for beneficial insects kit aurtralia

@michaelholmes2101 3 жыл бұрын

yet another great video matey-chops as my one time girlfriend called me very good and thanks

@GrowVeg 3 жыл бұрын

Cheers fella!

@moot59 3 жыл бұрын

Ive only homed threelady bugs because their legs were crushed. One can fly but tends to stay with me, one can walk but cant fly, and one cant walk but is still alive

@bluerabbit4010 3 жыл бұрын

Aww, this is sweet 😊 Thank you for caring for them ❤️

@sussybaka958 3 жыл бұрын

I found a family of ladybugs in my garden! It’s pretty basic but I have a big batch of leaves so I guess there attracted to that. They made a home in one of my plants 🙂🙃🙂 and i think I did accidentally catch some going at it 😂

@GrowVeg 3 жыл бұрын

I hope you averted your eyes!