I wanted to show you what beginning Lady Bugs look like so that you don’t harm them thinking they are bad bugs. The picture below is a Lady Bug Pupa. Here is a great web page http://www.hmrprint.com/helensphotos/LADYBUGS.html that shows you what the Lady Bugs look like from egg to adult beetle. All along they will be eating aphids. Hurray!!

We have been very lucky to have an abundance of lady bugs and praying mantises. We are mostly organic in that we only spray when the bad bugs seem like they are taking over. We are very careful when we spray, we try to remove any praying mantises and lady bugs to another box. Just doing an over all springing is bad because you want good bugs in your garden. You can even buy lady bugs and praying mantises from your Garden Store or order them online.