Ladybugs = bad?

Ladybugs = bad?#283084

By Fishkeeper -  Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:21 am
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- Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:21 am #283084

I have a bunch of ladybugs in my room because they come into the house to hibernate every night. Will they hurt my sundews if the 'dews catch one?

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Re: Ladybugs = bad?#283085

By KategoricalKarnivore -  Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:27 am
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- Wed Jan 04, 2017 3:27 am #283085

Are they orange, red, or green? Just wondering.

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Re: Ladybugs = bad?#283086

By Goodkoalie -  Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:03 am
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- Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:03 am #283086

Your sundews will have no problem catching and digesting ladybugs.

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Re: Ladybugs = bad?#283087

By Fishkeeper -  Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:43 am
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- Wed Jan 04, 2017 4:43 am #283087

Orange, red, and yellow, and rarely a black "twice-stabbed" ladybug. We get a few different kinds, usually 50+ spread through a few rooms. They sit up in the ceiling corners and sit most of the time, and they start moving around when it gets especially warm.

@Goodkoalie, good to know. I wasn't sure if their foul-smelling whatever-it-is and the hard shells might be an issue.

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Re: Ladybugs = bad?#283105

By Aozora -  Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:33 pm
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- Wed Jan 04, 2017 5:33 pm #283105

got the same problem here, got like +/-20 of them hiding in corners of my windows. some of them are even hiding inside the pitchers of my sarracenia :p

they have been in my room for the past 2-3 months but they havent dealt any damage to my plants at all.

Re: Ladybugs = bad?#283113

By Hungry Plants -  Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:29 pm
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- Wed Jan 04, 2017 7:29 pm #283113

Lady bugs eat other bugs not plants.

Re: Ladybugs = bad?#283126

By HeliamphoraWalnut -  Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:43 pm
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- Wed Jan 04, 2017 10:43 pm #283126

If anything, they should help. they eat aphids, which often attack CPs. Plus, free food for your plants!

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