Biological control of Ladybugs vs mealybugs, aphids and ants from my peach that go well with 3! xp tracking

[Christophe]

The larvae continue to grow well I have plenty of L4…I think I will have the first ladybugs in a few days…

The effect of temperature is phenomenal: the box placed in the sun on a window sill and the larvae become hyperactive!

For those released directly in the greenhouse, this already seems to have its effect: there are almost no green aphids left on the mint!

To be continued !

[Christophe]

This morning, passing through the greenhouse and a week after depositing them in stage 2 or 3, I saw 2 larvae in the L4 stage on the mint which is completely cleaned of green aphids!

Bin larvae work really well with aphids!

Can't wait for me to send my wing army (hihihi) on mealybugs!

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On the other hand, I still have white filaments on some mint leaves, apparently it's linked to aphids (their poo?):

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[Christophe]

The metamorphosis of the ladybug in the vineyards of Cerseuil in champagne! How beautiful nature is !

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[Christophe]

Coming soon !

The final metamorphosis is underway on some larvae (faster than expected):

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Sorry for the quality of the photo...I didn't want to move the box...

[Christophe]

The larvae panic when it is over 30°C in the pot...

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[Christophe]

Aye!!! The first 4 ladybugs have "hatched"...they are all excited and testing their wings! Super hard to take beautiful pictures so much they move!

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Released in the greenhouse scheduled for this afternoon!

[Macro]

When I think of the work that these ladybugs of the beetle family are going to have to provide to save some sins... Whereas you, in a few clicks, could get rid of your forum crabs from the balls-glued family...

[Christophe]

Finally Macro! I offer them paradise on Earth to these ladybugs! and there is only one possible sin!

When released yesterday, I didn't see any aphids anywhere in the greenhouse, you have to believe that the larvae I had put in were already feasting and did the job!
There is also a lot less ant movement on the sin! Game Over aphids!

On the other hand, there are still scale insects...but I don't know if they are still alive...I don't know the exact principle of biological control.

Ladybugs may be piercing the shell and sucking the "juice" leaving the shell empty?

And for the morback we do what we can: elman hasn't come back since his ban and that's good!

[Exnihiloest]

I have aphids, ants and (damn) scale insects with shell (at least because there may be other things ) on the sin in my greenhouse...

I do not see where the problem is. It's natural. Well that's good. Have to deal with it.

[Exnihiloest]

When I think of the work that these ladybugs of the beetle family are going to have to provide to save some sins... Whereas you, in a few clicks, could get rid of your forum crabs from the balls-glued family...

If he eliminates crabs, as he lives in symbiosis with them, he will perish with them. This is the problem of any ecosystem. He knows he has a much better return to stroking crabs.