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Any place to get ladybirds - ke kaua kaua - 05-11-2019
... ladybugs.. ladybeetles.. whatever you call em we have got to have some naturally around right. In the reading I found https://www.ctahr.hawaii.edu/oc/freepubs/pdf/Ladybeetle%20poster2.pdf
Anyone find any of these for sale...? Thx
Or Possibly-
A natural location to find some larvae or eggs on island. Thx
RE: Any place to get ladybirds - Mangosteen - 05-12-2019
From personal experience, I think you will find that even if you release 100's or even 1000's, they will disperse very quickly. The don't live together in large numbers even if there is plenty of "food" (aphids, etc.) around. In a week's time you'll probably find that they have all vanished. Its a great idea on paper, but it just doesn't work.