Ladybird Beetle
Adult ladybird beetles are well known aphid hunters. During development each ladybird beetle larva can consume hundreds of aphids or similar soft-bodied, sap-sucking garden pests.
Like green lacewings, ladybird beetles are commercially available for biological pest management. These predators however are more manageable in closed systems, like green-houses, rather than in outdoor applications.
Ladybird beetle adult (top) and larvae eating an aphid.
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Pest Management
12304 107 ST
Edmonton AB T5G 2S7
| Telephone | In Edmonton: 311 Outside Edmonton: 780-442-5311 |
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| treebugs@edmonton.ca |
