Ladybugs are popular lucky charms among a variety of cultures and regions. It's said that having a ladybug land on you will bring you luck as long as you let it leave on its own accord. Learn More: You Already Have This Surprisingly Simple Good Luck Charm 3. Early Western Europeans bel...
With the exception of the longtailed species, the life cycle consists of an egg stage, a nymphal stage sometimes referred to as the “crawlers” stage, and the adult. For the longtailed mealybug, the life cycle includes only the crawler stage and adult, as adult females give birth to li...
Wit and Wisdom Morning glories are one ofSeptember’s birth flowers. If you’ve ever grownsweet potatoes, you may notice a resemblance between their leaves and flowers and those of the morning glory. Unsurprisingly, the plants are related; both belong to the genusIpomoea. Additionally,Morning Gl...
One of the most effective (and beautiful) predators of the aphid is the ladybug. You can buy ladybugs in bags by the hundreds in your local gardening shop. You’ll need many of them, because this method requires a lot – and we do mean a lot – of ladybugs to truly affect the aphi...
Although you can order ladybugs to release around your plants, they tend to fly away in just a day or two. Additionally, the reproductive capability of aphids is so great that the impact of the natural enemies may not be enough keep aphids at or below acceptable levels after an infestation...
“Take me back to simpler times when daisies spoke, clouds formed pictures and ladybugs were lucky, when an hour was timeless and everything was new. It’s all still there inside. In crazy times, it makes this dreamer’s heart happy to close my eyes and remember.”~ Jody Doty ...
They become a problem because of the speed at which they grow and reproduce. A female aphid gives birth to live young. What do baby aphids look like? Baby aphids, also known as nymphs, can vary in appearance depending on the species, but generally, they resemble smaller versions of adult...