Live Ladybugs - General Predators - NaturesGoodGuys

Live Hippodamia convergen ladybugs for natural pest control. Shipped fresh, pre-fed, and ready to protect your plants from aphids and other garden pests.

Soft-Bodied Pests Multiplying Fast?

NaturesGoodGuys pre-fed ladybugs are beneficial insects native to North America. They are effective beneficial insects for organic gardens, greenhouses, grow rooms, and interior-scapes. Ladybugs control aphids, thrips, mealybugs, scale insects, spider mites, psyllids, and many other soft bodied pests.

Why Our Ladybugs Get Results

• Ladybugs are predatory in both their larval and adult stages
• Ladybugs do the work for you. Introduce them into the desired area and watch them defeat bad bugs that damage your plants.
• Support your backyard ecosystem! See improvements in the health of your plants without introducing chemical pesticides.
• Maximize your harvest - healthy plants produce more.
• Natural, sustainable, and people, pet, & planet friendly.

Ladybug Success

How long do ladybugs live? Adults can thrive for weeks or months in a variety of temperatures and humidities. To help ladybugs stay ahead of the pest lifecycle, we suggest introducing them multiple times throughout the growing season.

Ladybug Fun-Facts

• Over 400 species of ladybugs exist in North America.
• Your Investment Multiplies: A single female ladybug can lay over 1,000 eggs in their lifetime.
• Built-In Survival System: To ward off predators, ladybugs release a chemical that is unpleasant to other insects.
• Year Round Investment: Ladybugs enter diapause during cold temperatures, surviving on their stored fat (pollen) until spring.
• Ladybugs chew from side to side rather than up and down.
• Ladybugs beat their wings 85 times per second when they fly.

Ladybug Life Cycle

Spot Our Ladybug

Our ladybugs are easy to spot! The black area behind the head has two white, “converging” lines that set them apart from other lady beetles. Our species of ladybugs are native to the USA!

Left: Convergent Ladybug (Hippodamia convergens)

Right: European 7 Spotted Ladybug (Coccinella septempunctata)

Power Pair

Ladybugs and green lacewings are the dream team for natural aphid control. Green lacewing larvae can eat up to 50 aphids each day, while ladybugs are predatory in both their larval and adult stages!

CUSTOMER REVIEW

Michael P. Says: This is our second year using NaturesGoodGuys ladybugs and green lacewings. They provide exceptional products and I would highly recommend them. Much better than applying chemical sprays to keep our property's landscaping looking amazing.