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Old April 12, 2015   #1
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I've been mentally preparing for disaster this season, because I stupidly tried to get a fall crop in the greenhouse, and brought in a few pepper plants to ripen.. ending up with a horrible infestation of aphids. Yes I've cleaned up a bit during the winter, but I couldn't resist keeping the surviving plants - celery, leeks, green onions, sprouting broccoli... The celery crowns looked to be badly infested, even after my partial cleanup...but then they started to look better, and as everything got growing I've just been too busy to pay close attention, and grimly waiting for the great aphid resurgence to begin.

So here is what I found today on my rosemary plant, which is just starting to flower.
This local two-spot ladybug (Adalia bipunctata) must have come in with the plants.
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Old April 12, 2015   #2
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Great! Hopefully it lays some eggs. That would end your aphid problem right quick!
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Old April 13, 2015   #3
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you need a boy bug for that

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Old April 13, 2015   #4
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Well I do hope she has a boyfriend hiding somewhere out there ( or ten!).

Pretty sure this one but recently hatched, as I didn't see any adult ladybugs in the greenhouse in the fall.

I know people release hundreds at a time... I just hope this is a really hungry ladybug.
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How true ! LOL
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Cool! I have seen my first ladybug of the season today, made me smile!
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Old April 17, 2015   #7
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I have one in the basement, crawling all over my plants.
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I need one, tell them to come my way.
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