i have a pet lady bug i need to know what it eats!!
2007-05-15 10:21:21 · 6 answers · asked by Christina X 2 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
Aphids, get 'em on my plum tree. Ants like the sugary goo aphids secrete and "milk" 'em. When I tried to put a lady bug on a nest of aphids, the ants plucked at her toes until she fell off.
I often get many ladybugs in the house over the winter, they love my south facing sunroom. Those that don't hibernate I've kept alive with thinly sliced apples set out on saucers.
Ladybugs are predators of many pest insects. There are even companies that take advantage of this by breeding and selling ladybugs by the ton to be spread over fields like one would dust crops.
2007-05-15 11:21:50 · answer #1 · answered by Moon Maiden 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Aphids
2007-05-15 20:55:09 · answer #2 · answered by In love with Gerard! 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
lady bugs love to eat little tiny aphids (not sure I spelled that right)
2007-05-15 17:26:59 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
aphids. They are little tiny white bugs on roses and I am sure some other plants.
2007-05-15 17:24:40 · answer #4 · answered by sheilakel 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I know they like aphids. Aphids should not be too hard to find this time of year.
2007-05-15 17:24:09 · answer #5 · answered by A.Mercer 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
aphids
2007-05-15 17:26:13 · answer #6 · answered by martinmagini 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋