Bugs Can Help Beautify Your Garden

Normally, if a bug lands on you, the instinctual reaction is to scream, shake it off, recoil or smash it… but not if that bug happens to be a ladybug! These delicate red and black friends do not fly erratically or try to eat your food. In fact, they’re normally a bit aloof, so if one happens to land on you, consider yourself blessed! Many people make a wish and send that little lady flying off to the garden, where they’ll discreetly munch on harmful predators like aphids, beetles and larvae. Did you know that you can buy live ladybugs as natural “centurions” for your garden?

When you order your live ladybugs, you will receive a UPS shipment of adult stage insects. Within 8-10 days of their release, each female ladybug will lay 10 to 50 eggs beneath leaves in your yard. In just 2 to 5 days, dark flight-less creatures with orange spots will emerge, ready to feast upon 50 to 60 aphids per day. After 21 days, they pupate and the prettier adult ladybugs come out in 2 to 5 days, hungry and ready to consume 5,000 aphids each! Arbico Organics ships their ladybugs Monday through Wednesday, with orders going out next-day. Since some ladybugs may perish during transport, extra ones are sent with each order. Ladybugs prefer temperatures from 61 to 82 degrees. If necessary, you may store adults for 1 to 3 weeks at 35 to 45 degrees before releasing them into the world to propagate.

Arbico (Arizona Biological Control Inc) Organics began as a small upstart more than 30 years ago when biology teacher Rick Frey came up with an innovative way to control garden pests without the use of harmful pesticides.”Just imagine how many tons of pesticides we have stopped from going into the environment over the years,” says this self-professed “Bug-Man.” Rick’s wife, Sheri, speaks about “bio-balance” at biological control conferences and sustainable agriculture events around the world. The 10-acre ARBICO facility is situated in the Catalina mountains of Tucson, Arizona, where helpful live ladybugs are raised at affordable prices for commercial and residential gardeners.

All the reviews over at www.davesgarden.com for Arbico Organics live ladybugs have been positive. One lady called Arbico for a grub problem solution and said, “Not only did Arbico solve my fly problem with their fly parasites, but they also have great trap for adult flies! They were very nice on the phone and they knew exactly what I needed.” Another reviewer comments that the beneficial nematodes “worked great” and added, “I am so pleased, I can’t recommend Arbico enough!” One customer asked about potato-eating blister beetles and mentioned being “connected with Arbico’s head entomologist,” who provided very helpful information. Another buyer said, “The lady who took my order was very nice and helpful. The box came much faster than expected, and their price was the best I could find.”

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