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ortusdux • yesterday at 11:41 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

I release ladybugs every year and that seems to help. You can buy them online if they are hard to find locally.


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macintux • today at 1:00 AM

The ones available online are from the western U.S.; depending on where you live, that may be counterproductive to the locally native species that are struggling.

kulahan • today at 12:56 AM

Grow some yarrow, dill, or sunflowers and get ladybugs to lay their eggs all over your garden naturally, and I imagine you'll start to see much better results! Larval stage ladybugs are significantly more ravenous than their adult forms.