Aphids? No problem! These Guys Have You Covered

Black bean aphids are an inevitable part of growing beans, but there's one garden ally that's got your back - the ladybug/ladybird! Both the larvae and the adults eat aphids. Here's what they look like.

[thefumblingcuisiniere]

I discovered ladybug larvae in my garden this year! 🥰 Very happy about it.

[MUSTASCHO]

My young cherry tree was coloured black with aphids in spring. A few weeks later I saw loads of ladybirds laying their eggs. A few weeks more and you wouldn't have known the blackfly was ever there. I can't believe how clean the leafbuds look now!

[tracyhughes]

I bought some. They only arrived yesterday and my strawberry plants are almost clear already. Best money I ever spent! 😁

[sharonhoffer]

Thank you for covering this and not giving a chemical solution! Bravo 🎉 Let Mother Nature handle it, she’s got this!
Would love more bug related information 🙏🏽

[grumpy_poo]

I use nasturtiums near the beans as sacricicial plants, blackfly love them and I just pick off the infested leaves.

[a_edits_gacha]

Honestly this man the the most innocent person iv ever seen on youtube! As a gardener his tips/info is very helpful!

[MaryzEasyRecipes]

That’s nature at its best. The little creatures helping in clearing the space. What an impressive piece of information. Thanks for sharing.

[YamiKisara]

Last year we had some major problems with aphids on some climbing flowers. There's a big maple tree growing not far that had a TON of ladybug larvae. I scooped some up and transplanted them onto our flowers, aphids were dealt with within days and the mature ladybugs stuck around for the rest of the summer.

[AdirondackRuby]

I had never seen a not-yet-fully-grown lady bug before! I've also never seen a baby pigeon before, but that's another matter.

[debbiebolman]

Thank you for showing the larvae. You might be a bit frightened by it not knowing it's value

[КатеринаБондар-эс]

That is exactly what freaked me out last season. I was so happy when I found out what they are 😂

[micheleleonardi]

I hardly see them, any suggestions on how to make a garden home for ladybugs? I m covered by aphids this year, i have the green, the black and the yellow ones, i m fighting them with neem oil and it should work but the view of good insects is always a symbol of a good job

[Caylynne_Murray]

This video got me. I've been scared of them 😂 thinking they're Astylus Beetles - not that I know anything about them. So now I think I have some Lady Bug ❤

[natusyaneskazhu]

Thank you for this video 🙏 But what shall I do if there are aphids, but no ladybugs around?

[JokeeGA]

It’s true. Our cherry tree had a massive infestation of aphids, and then our back yard became a home to a billion of lady bugs. Didn’t help the tree bear any fruit, but the vengeance was worth it.

[HRVProjects]

I had a tree covered in aphids, every leaf covered. 2 days later not a single one in sight but there was a fat ladybird larvae on every other branch.

[dianejohnston]

I bought some, they were delivered in the post. My infested Cherry tree was clear in about 5 days.

[marulucido]

Since Green peach aphids are basically all-purpose aphids, that literally eat up any type of plant you got, I fed the jumping spiders, so in return, they *EAT UP EVERY SINGLE GREEN APHIDS ON MY PLANTS*

[Samantha-qjwq]

Wow. Who knew ladybug larvae were so cute??!!

[baalqefel]

I was wondering what those buggers were!!! Cheers for the post