Ladybirds Out and About

yes armandii,i used photo bucket previous to the change over but now i get a direct link to my pictures on laptop and then it says my files to large...im getting frustrated il work it out when i get some quiet time x i also keep loosing threads i click i like on im hard work loved your seeds trays in the greenhouse when i find that thread again il comment,i didnt have time earlier..kid chaos sorry
ive seen a few queen bees buzzing about but not seen hover flies yet caztails,its supposed be a nice day tomo so il carry on with my weeding and watch out for them x
armandii...il swap ya a empty barrel for your full one :WINK1: x

 

yeah,managed to upload again cheers armandii

 

Thats what i thought shiney but it doesnt resize the file size? just the width/lengh dimensions so i get an error message and i dont know how to resize file size yet x

 

seen as it was cracking the flags today i was out in the garden from 7.30am ..weeding then later i did some hedge trimming and look what i found,is this a harlequin? sorry but i didnt squish it plus it flew off,i only just had enough time to catch it and get a photo ..not a very good one either

 

We NEVER have any ladybirds. Is there anyway I can entice them to my garden? Would love to have them to eat the aphids :D

 

Never seen so many here before....i hope they can swim...

 

Loads and loads here too, I found some greenfly in my greenhouse today so I went and caught a few and put them in there to get to work; which they did almost instantly..

Somewhere for them to shelter would be a good start; there are fairly expensive bug houses out there but bunches of hollow canes or stems from old perennials are ideal, just tie them up and hang them in warm sheltered spots. I've noticed as many as 15-20 of them crammed in the end of canes stuck in amongst the plants..

I also found this on the internet, think it was an American site but you get the drift;
"Attracting Ladybugs in the Garden
Apart from aphids, ladybugs also require a source of pollen for food and are attracted to specific types of plants. The most popular ones have umbrella shaped flowers such as fennel, dill, cilantro, caraway, angelica, tansy, wild carrot & yarrow. Other plants that also attract ladybugs include cosmos (especially the white ones), coreopsis, and scented geraniums, dandelions.
Apart from planting attractive plants in the garden, you can also promote ladybug populations by cutting back on spraying insecticides. Not only are ladybugs sensitive to most synthetic insecticides, but if the majority of their food source is gone, they won't lay their eggs in your garden. As difficult as it may be, allowing aphids to live on certain plants is necessary to ensure that there is enough food for ladybugs. In addition, resist the urge to squish bugs & eggs in the garden, unless you're certain that they are not beneficial."