Topic: lady bird larvae as pest control ?

[shirlton]

I agree when you look at them they certainly don't look like eggs. More like shrivelled up egg cases. I hate being conned

[manicscousers]

well, I've e mailed him twice, once with the picture, still no reply but just had a newsletter from them !!

[manicscousers]

so, apparently the larvae are packaged in buckwheat husks and are so small, you can't really see them (sounds like the king's new clothes but what do I know )..if I want to see them, I have to tip the lot onto a white plate, put them somewhere warm and they will crawl about.
since the instructions say to place a couple of larvae on each plant that has greenfly  ???
anyway, will spread the rest around tomorrow and see what happens  :-\

[tim]

As said earlier, if you're into predators,start early. But ot too early, or they will starve!

Suppliers like Defenders suggest a buy-in amount to cope with degrees of infestation.