A feel-good atmosphere for ladybugs
In order for ladybugs to feel welcome and to settle permanently, the following criteria must be met:
- The greatest possible diversity of species of plants
- Diverse food sources
- Shelter for the winter
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Garden rich in plants and species
For many beneficial insects, it is beneficial to keep the garden as natural as possible and rich in species. Because more plant diversity also promotes more animal and thus more food diversity. Less use of chemical substances makes the garden a more pleasant and safe place for all gardeners.
What ladybugs are certainly not attracted to are meticulously trimmed, homogeneous lawns and precisely cut box trees. Flower beds with many different flowers and herbs and a lawn in which dandelions, daisies, clover and can also bloom, ladybirds offer valuable sources of nutritional supplements. Because although they mainly feed on insects, preferably aphids, they also like to use pollen in times of need. Flowering plants that are worth planting for ladybugs and for their own needs for beauty and kitchen enrichment include:
- fennel
- chives
- dill
- mint
- chamomile
- Marigolds
- Corn poppy
- dandelion
- clover
Of course, you have to make sure to let these plants all bloom so that they can develop their ladybug-friendly effects.
A natural, unsprayed garden naturally also encourages aphids, which in turn attract ladybugs, but are themselves undesirable. To get out of this dilemma, you can reserve a corner in the garden where aphids can spread freely and thus serve as a tempting buffet for ladybugs.
Create winter quarters
In ladybirds, it is not the pupated larvae that overwinter, but the adult animals. For the cold season they are in a Numbness to survive, they need protected hiding places. With a little sensitivity, you can find suitable winter quarters and keep the ladybugs in your garden beyond the season. The animals like to hide in autumnal piles of leaves, in unplastered natural stone walls or in all possible cracks in the house. Also a Insect hotel(€ 11.33 at Amazon *) you can offer the ladybirds as winter quarters.