Getting Ladybugs into the Garden
March 15, 2014
Ladybugs are everywhere in my garden this year. Don’t normally have trouble with keeping them in the garden but there are many who wish to see these dazzling ruby bugs in the garden. Why? Ladybugs are very helpful at getting rid of other pests such as aphids, mites and scale. If you have a vegetable garden you really want these pests out of the way, so attracting ladybugs is a must.
An easy way to get ladybugs into the garden is with plants itself- Ladybugs love cilantro, bug after my own heart can’t live without cilantro! They are really attracted to this plant so places a few through the garden can help keep the bugs within your yard.
Other plants the Ladybugs love are :
- Sweet Alyssum
- Dandelion– Please do not call this a weed! Remember my other posts about these amazing flowers!
- Wild Mustard
- Statice
- Dill
- Caledula
- Feverfew
- Cosmo
- Marigold
- Chives
22 Comments
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valmg
I didn't know ladybugs did that, just that they were cute. Definitely something to keep in mind when planting.
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Erica
I always remember ladybugs being lucky! And I so can not wait to get into my garden. Once the snow finally melts!
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mail4rosey
Every year we get tons of these when Spring hits. And I mean tons. They end up in the house, on the windows, etc. I didn't know they were good for the garden…I'll remember that this year when I'm wondering why so many of them are around. 😉 🙂
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Pam
Who doesn't love a ladybug. I was aware that they are very helpful to the garden. I always feel lucky after a ladybug lands on me. 😉
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Marielle Altenor
This is quite interesting post! I did not know how beneficial lady bugs were to plants. I remember I went to a apple farm last year and we were getting attacked by them (there were so many lol). I was told that lady bugs are good luck though!!
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Sarah-Louise Bailey
My parents have a plant in there front garden that the ladybirds love – they hate it as it grows madly every year and blocks some of the view out the drive but they daren't dig up as the ladybirds love it so much lol x
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Lawna Noe
Growing up, we always had field both in front and in back of our house. Tall weeds grew and we could always find a bunch of lady bugs on them. Oh, how I remember those days! Back when, kids actually went outside to play, instead of being stuck on screens all the time.
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Marni Mutrux
Oh I LOVE when I see ladybugs in my garden too…and find them fairly often. What a cute army to have against the bad bugs ♥
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Nicole A.
I ran out of my slug repellent so a lot of my flowers are getting eaten right now. 🙁 I don't think I've seen too many ladybugs out here in SoCal.
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mburbage@sbcglobal.net
Get a little jar or cup of cornmeal and set it down sideways so slugs can crawl in. Slugs LOVE cornmeal but it kills them. Also you can put a pie pan of beer out in the yard for them, they will get drunk and die off.
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(Terry) My Journey With Candida
Sometimes people think they have ladybugs and they are those darned aphid I think they are called. Glad to see you have lady bugs and not the other thing.
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Cheap Is The *New* Classy
We have a lot of ladybugs around here. Perhaps it's because my husband eats so much mustard. 😉
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Scott
We buy a bag of ladybugs online each year and release them in our back yard. If nothing else it's a fun experience for the kids!
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Masshole Mommy
I didn't know they were so useful in the garden! We get tons of them inside the house and I wish I could send some of them your way 🙂
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Amberlee
We don't really have a garden, but my girls love to watch ladybugs. I will have to try some of these out and see if I can get anymore to visit this year! Thanks for the tips!
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Gingermommy
Thanks for this. Last year I was wondering why we had so few. But we had pests.this year I will be sure to add plants that atract them
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Christy Garrett @ Uplifting Families
Yeah for lady bugs, they are useful for helping pollinate the flowers. I love it when my kids brought me dandelions. 😉
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Anonymous
Love Ladybugs!
Ashley Gill
I'm so jealous that you are seeing Lady Bugs already! They're the best bug! So cute and fun!